What color is #6E4D7F?

#6E4D7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4D7F?

The RGB value is 110, 77, 127: 110 red, 77 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4D7F?

The complementary color is #5E7F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4D7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4D7F color

#6E4D7F rgb(110, 77, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4D7F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 30.2% green and 49.8% blue (110, 77, 127).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 6.93:1).

#6E4D7F color codes

HEX	`#6E4D7F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 77, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 30.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 39%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.12, 23.77, -22.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.12, 33, 316.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.914, 10.155, 21.354)`
Decimal	`7228799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4D7F, 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 #6E4D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E4D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #6E4D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4d7f; }
.text { color: #6e4d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 77 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4d7f, #7f4d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6E4D7F?: #6E4D7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4D7F?: The RGB value is 110, 77, 127: 110 red, 77 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4D7F?: The complementary color is #5E7F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4D7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.