What color is #6F406E?

#6F406E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F406E?

The RGB value is 111, 64, 110: 111 red, 64 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F406E?

The complementary color is #406F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F406E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F406E color

#6F406E rgb(111, 64, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F406E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 25.1% green and 43.1% blue (111, 64, 110).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#6F406E color codes

HEX	`#6F406E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 64, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 25.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.34, 28.17, -18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.34, 33.52, 327.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.203, 8.173, 15.736)`
Decimal	`7290990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F406E, 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 #6F406E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F406E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #6F406E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f406e; }
.text { color: #6f406e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f406e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 64 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f406e, #6f4056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6F406E?: #6F406E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F406E?: The RGB value is 111, 64, 110: 111 red, 64 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F406E?: The complementary color is #406F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F406E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.