What color is #6F2B69?

#6F2B69 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F2B69?

The RGB value is 111, 43, 105: 111 red, 43 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F2B69?

The complementary color is #2B6F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F2B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F2B69 color

#6F2B69 rgb(111, 43, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F2B69 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 16.9% green and 41.2% blue (111, 43, 105).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 44% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#6F2B69 color codes

HEX	`#6F2B69`
RGB	`rgb(111, 43, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 16.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 44%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 61%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.73, 38.68, -22.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.73, 44.57, 330.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.969, 6.128, 14.02)`
Decimal	`7285609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F2B69, 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 #6F2B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F2B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #6F2B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f2b69; }
.text { color: #6f2b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f2b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 43 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f2b69, #6f2b47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F2B69?: #6F2B69 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F2B69?: The RGB value is 111, 43, 105: 111 red, 43 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F2B69?: The complementary color is #2B6F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F2B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.