What color is #6F2C6A?

#6F2C6A 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 #6F2C6A?

The RGB value is 111, 44, 106: 111 red, 44 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F2C6A?

The complementary color is #2C6F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F2C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F2C6A color

#6F2C6A rgb(111, 44, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F2C6A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 17.3% green and 41.6% blue (111, 44, 106).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 43% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#6F2C6A color codes

HEX	`#6F2C6A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 44, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 17.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 43%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 60%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.97, 38.37, -22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.97, 44.44, 329.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.058, 6.222, 14.304)`
Decimal	`7285866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F2C6A, 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 #6F2C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F2C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #6F2C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f2c6a; }
.text { color: #6f2c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f2c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 44 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f2c6a, #6f2c48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6F2C6A?: #6F2C6A 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 #6F2C6A?: The RGB value is 111, 44, 106: 111 red, 44 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F2C6A?: The complementary color is #2C6F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F2C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.