What color is #6E4F70?

#6E4F70 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4F70?

The RGB value is 110, 79, 112: 110 red, 79 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4F70?

The complementary color is #51704F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4F70 color

#6E4F70 rgb(110, 79, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4F70 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31% green and 43.9% blue (110, 79, 112).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#6E4F70 color codes

HEX	`#6E4F70`
RGB	`rgb(110, 79, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 29%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, 19.2, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 23.67, 324.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.151, 10.077, 16.631)`
Decimal	`7229296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4F70, 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 #6E4F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E4F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #6E4F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4f70; }
.text { color: #6e4f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 79 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4f70, #704f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E4F70?: #6E4F70 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4F70?: The RGB value is 110, 79, 112: 110 red, 79 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4F70?: The complementary color is #51704F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.