What color is #6E41A1?

#6E41A1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E41A1?

The RGB value is 110, 65, 161: 110 red, 65 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E41A1?

The complementary color is #74A141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E41A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E41A1 color

#6E41A1 rgb(110, 65, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E41A1 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 25.5% green and 63.1% blue (110, 65, 161).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 42% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#6E41A1 color codes

HEX	`#6E41A1`
RGB	`rgb(110, 65, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 25.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 42%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 60%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.24, 39.22, -44.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.24, 59.65, 311.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.752, 9.669, 34.8)`
Decimal	`7225761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E41A1, 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 #6E41A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E41A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #6E41A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e41a1; }
.text { color: #6e41a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e41a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 65 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e41a1, #9e41a1); }

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Questions

What color is #6E41A1?: #6E41A1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E41A1?: The RGB value is 110, 65, 161: 110 red, 65 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E41A1?: The complementary color is #74A141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E41A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.