What color is #6E4573?

#6E4573 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4573?

The RGB value is 110, 69, 115: 110 red, 69 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4573?

The complementary color is #4A7345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4573 color

#6E4573 rgb(110, 69, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4573 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 27.1% green and 45.1% blue (110, 69, 115).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#6E4573 color codes

HEX	`#6E4573`
RGB	`rgb(110, 69, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 27.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 40%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 40%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.61, 25.91, -19.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.61, 32.33, 323.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.653, 8.809, 17.303)`
Decimal	`7226739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4573, 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 #6E4573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #6E4573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4573; }
.text { color: #6e4573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 69 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4573, #734561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6E4573?: #6E4573 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4573?: The RGB value is 110, 69, 115: 110 red, 69 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4573?: The complementary color is #4A7345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.