What color is #6E448B?

#6E448B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E448B?

The RGB value is 110, 68, 139: 110 red, 68 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E448B?

The complementary color is #618B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E448B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E448B color

#6E448B rgb(110, 68, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E448B is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 26.7% green and 54.5% blue (110, 68, 139).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#6E448B color codes

HEX	`#6E448B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 68, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 26.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 51%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 51%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.58, 32, -32.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.58, 45.73, 314.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.157, 9.314, 25.526)`
Decimal	`7226507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E448B, 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 #6E448B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E448B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #6E448B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e448b; }
.text { color: #6e448b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e448b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 68 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e448b, #8b4485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E448B?: #6E448B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E448B?: The RGB value is 110, 68, 139: 110 red, 68 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E448B?: The complementary color is #618B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E448B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.