What color is #6E4774?

#6E4774 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 #6E4774?

The RGB value is 110, 71, 116: 110 red, 71 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4774?

The complementary color is #4D7447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4774 color

#6E4774 rgb(110, 71, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4774 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 27.8% green and 45.5% blue (110, 71, 116).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#6E4774 color codes

HEX	`#6E4774`
RGB	`rgb(110, 71, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 27.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 39%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.14, 24.93, -19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.14, 31.43, 322.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.836, 9.083, 17.649)`
Decimal	`7227252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4774, 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 #6E4774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #6E4774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4774; }
.text { color: #6e4774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 71 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4774, #744764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6E4774?: #6E4774 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 #6E4774?: The RGB value is 110, 71, 116: 110 red, 71 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4774?: The complementary color is #4D7447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.