What color is #6F4461?

#6F4461 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4461?

The RGB value is 111, 68, 97: 111 red, 68 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4461?

The complementary color is #446F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4461 color

#6F4461 rgb(111, 68, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F4461 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 26.7% green and 38% blue (111, 68, 97).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#6F4461 color codes

HEX	`#6F4461`
RGB	`rgb(111, 68, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 26.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 39%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.76, 23.25, -9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.76, 25.05, 338.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.78, 8.377, 12.356)`
Decimal	`7292001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4461, 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 #6F4461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #6F4461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4461; }
.text { color: #6f4461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 68 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4461, #6f444c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F4461?: #6F4461 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4461?: The RGB value is 111, 68, 97: 111 red, 68 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4461?: The complementary color is #446F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.