What color is #6E4184?

#6E4184 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4184?

The RGB value is 110, 65, 132: 110 red, 65 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4184?

The complementary color is #578441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4184?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4184 color

#6E4184 rgb(110, 65, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4184 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 25.5% green and 51.8% blue (110, 65, 132).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#6E4184 color codes

HEX	`#6E4184`
RGB	`rgb(110, 65, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 25.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 51%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 51%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, 32.09, -30.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 43.95, 316.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.485, 8.762, 22.859)`
Decimal	`7225732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4184, 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 #6E4184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #6E4184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4184; }
.text { color: #6e4184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 65 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4184, #844179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E4184?: #6E4184 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4184?: The RGB value is 110, 65, 132: 110 red, 65 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4184?: The complementary color is #578441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4184?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.