What color is #6E4F75?

#6E4F75 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4F75?

The RGB value is 110, 79, 117: 110 red, 79 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4F75?

The complementary color is #56754F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4F75 color

#6E4F75 rgb(110, 79, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4F75 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31% green and 45.9% blue (110, 79, 117).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#6E4F75 color codes

HEX	`#6E4F75`
RGB	`rgb(110, 79, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.18, 20.29, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.18, 26.23, 320.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.437, 10.192, 18.138)`
Decimal	`7229301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4F75, 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 #6E4F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E4F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #6E4F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4f75; }
.text { color: #6e4f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 79 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4f75, #754f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6E4F75?: #6E4F75 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4F75?: The RGB value is 110, 79, 117: 110 red, 79 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4F75?: The complementary color is #56754F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.