What color is #6F0F79?

#6F0F79 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F0F79?

The RGB value is 111, 15, 121: 111 red, 15 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F0F79?

The complementary color is #19790F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F0F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F0F79 color

#6F0F79 rgb(111, 15, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F0F79 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 5.9% green and 47.5% blue (111, 15, 121).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 78% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ultraberry (#770088), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#6F0F79 color codes

HEX	`#6F0F79`
RGB	`rgb(111, 15, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 5.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 78%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 88%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 88%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.02, 51.98, -36.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.02, 63.61, 324.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.177, 5.102, 18.534)`
Decimal	`7278457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F0F79, 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 #6F0F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F0F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #6F0F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f0f79; }
.text { color: #6f0f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f0f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 15 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f0f79, #790f4e); }

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Questions

What color is #6F0F79?: #6F0F79 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F0F79?: The RGB value is 111, 15, 121: 111 red, 15 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F0F79?: The complementary color is #19790F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F0F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.