What color is #6E4673?

#6E4673 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4673?

The RGB value is 110, 70, 115: 110 red, 70 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4673?

The complementary color is #4B7346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4673?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4673 color

#6E4673 rgb(110, 70, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4673 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 27.5% green and 45.1% blue (110, 70, 115).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#6E4673 color codes

HEX	`#6E4673`
RGB	`rgb(110, 70, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 27.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 39%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.86, 25.31, -18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.86, 31.63, 323.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.715, 8.934, 17.324)`
Decimal	`7226995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4673, 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 #6E4673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #6E4673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4673; }
.text { color: #6e4673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 70 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4673, #734662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6E4673?: #6E4673 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4673?: The RGB value is 110, 70, 115: 110 red, 70 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4673?: The complementary color is #4B7346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4673?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.