What color is #6E4497?

#6E4497 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 #6E4497?

The RGB value is 110, 68, 151: 110 red, 68 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4497?

The complementary color is #6D9744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4497?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4497 color

#6E4497 rgb(110, 68, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4497 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 26.7% green and 59.2% blue (110, 68, 151).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 38% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#6E4497 color codes

HEX	`#6E4497`
RGB	`rgb(110, 68, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 26.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 38%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 55%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 55%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.27, 34.97, -38.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.27, 52.29, 311.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.082, 9.684, 30.399)`
Decimal	`7226519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4497, 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 #6E4497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #6E4497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4497; }
.text { color: #6e4497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 68 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4497, #974497); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E4497?: #6E4497 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 #6E4497?: The RGB value is 110, 68, 151: 110 red, 68 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4497?: The complementary color is #6D9744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4497?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.