What color is #6F3A5F?

#6F3A5F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F3A5F?

The RGB value is 111, 58, 95: 111 red, 58 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F3A5F?

The complementary color is #3A6F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F3A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F3A5F color

#6F3A5F rgb(111, 58, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F3A5F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 22.7% green and 37.3% blue (111, 58, 95).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#6F3A5F color codes

HEX	`#6F3A5F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 58, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 22.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 48%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.33, 28.77, -11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.33, 31.07, 337.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.134, 7.233, 11.686)`
Decimal	`7289439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F3A5F, 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 #6F3A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F3A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #6F3A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f3a5f; }
.text { color: #6f3a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f3a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 58 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f3a5f, #6f3a44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6F3A5F?: #6F3A5F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F3A5F?: The RGB value is 111, 58, 95: 111 red, 58 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F3A5F?: The complementary color is #3A6F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F3A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.