What color is #6E466B?

#6E466B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E466B?

The RGB value is 110, 70, 107: 110 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E466B?

The complementary color is #466E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E466B?

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.

#6E466B color

#6E466B rgb(110, 70, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E466B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 27.5% green and 42% blue (110, 70, 107).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E466B color codes

HEX	`#6E466B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 70, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 27.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 36%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.51, 23.63, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.51, 27.72, 328.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.274, 8.757, 15.004)`
Decimal	`7226987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E466B, 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 #6E466B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E466B 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 #6E466B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e466b; }
.text { color: #6e466b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e466b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 70 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e466b, #6e4657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E466B?: #6E466B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E466B?: The RGB value is 110, 70, 107: 110 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E466B?: The complementary color is #466E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E466B?: 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.