What color is #6E48A7?

#6E48A7 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 #6E48A7?

The RGB value is 110, 72, 167: 110 red, 72 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E48A7?

The complementary color is #81A748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E48A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E48A7 color

#6E48A7 rgb(110, 72, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E48A7 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 28.2% green and 65.5% blue (110, 72, 167).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 40% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#6E48A7 color codes

HEX	`#6E48A7`
RGB	`rgb(110, 72, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 28.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 40%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 57%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 57%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.14, 36.8, -45.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.14, 58.51, 308.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.721, 10.74, 37.796)`
Decimal	`7227559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E48A7, 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 #6E48A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E48A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #6E48A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e48a7; }
.text { color: #6e48a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e48a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 72 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e48a7, #9e48a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E48A7?: #6E48A7 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 #6E48A7?: The RGB value is 110, 72, 167: 110 red, 72 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E48A7?: The complementary color is #81A748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E48A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.