What color is #6F1969?

#6F1969 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F1969?

The RGB value is 111, 25, 105: 111 red, 25 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F1969?

The complementary color is #196F1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F1969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F1969 color

#6F1969 rgb(111, 25, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F1969 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 9.8% green and 41.2% blue (111, 25, 105).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#6F1969 color codes

HEX	`#6F1969`
RGB	`rgb(111, 25, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 9.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27, 46.29, -26.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27, 53.31, 330.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.453, 5.095, 13.848)`
Decimal	`7281001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F1969, 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 #6F1969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F1969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #6F1969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f1969; }
.text { color: #6f1969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f1969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 25 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f1969, #6f193e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6F1969?: #6F1969 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F1969?: The RGB value is 111, 25, 105: 111 red, 25 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F1969?: The complementary color is #196F1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F1969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.