What color is #6E4081?

#6E4081 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4081?

The RGB value is 110, 64, 129: 110 red, 64 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4081?

The complementary color is #538140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4081?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4081 color

#6E4081 rgb(110, 64, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4081 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 25.1% green and 50.6% blue (110, 64, 129).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 34% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grapes of Italy (#714A8B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#6E4081 color codes

HEX	`#6E4081`
RGB	`rgb(110, 64, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 25.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 34%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 50%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.14, 31.98, -28.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.14, 43.03, 318)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.226, 8.567, 21.774)`
Decimal	`7225473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4081, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E4081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E4081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4081; }
.text { color: #6e4081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 64 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4081, #814073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E4081?: #6E4081 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4081?: The RGB value is 110, 64, 129: 110 red, 64 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4081?: The complementary color is #538140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4081?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.