What color is #6F3978?

#6F3978 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F3978?

The RGB value is 111, 57, 120: 111 red, 57 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3978?

The complementary color is #427839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3978?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3978 color

#6F3978 rgb(111, 57, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F3978 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 22.4% green and 47.1% blue (111, 57, 120).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#6F3978 color codes

HEX	`#6F3978`
RGB	`rgb(111, 57, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 22.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 36%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 53%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 53%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.27, 34.27, -26.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.27, 43.09, 322.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.408, 7.662, 18.644)`
Decimal	`7289208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3978, 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 #6F3978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #6F3978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3978; }
.text { color: #6f3978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 57 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3978, #783961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6F3978?: #6F3978 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F3978?: The RGB value is 111, 57, 120: 111 red, 57 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3978?: The complementary color is #427839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3978?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.