What color is #6E469E?

#6E469E 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 #6E469E?

The RGB value is 110, 70, 158: 110 red, 70 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E469E?

The complementary color is #769E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E469E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E469E color

#6E469E rgb(110, 70, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E469E is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 27.5% green and 62% blue (110, 70, 158).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#6E469E color codes

HEX	`#6E469E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 70, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 27.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, 35.6, -41.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 54.84, 310.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.791, 10.164, 33.524)`
Decimal	`7227038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E469E, 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 #6E469E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E469E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6E469E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e469e; }
.text { color: #6e469e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e469e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 70 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e469e, #9a469e); }

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Questions

What color is #6E469E?: #6E469E 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 #6E469E?: The RGB value is 110, 70, 158: 110 red, 70 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E469E?: The complementary color is #769E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E469E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.