What color is #6F4477?

#6F4477 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 #6F4477?

The RGB value is 111, 68, 119: 111 red, 68 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4477?

The complementary color is #4C7744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4477?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4477 color

#6F4477 rgb(111, 68, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F4477 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 26.7% green and 46.7% blue (111, 68, 119).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#6F4477 color codes

HEX	`#6F4477`
RGB	`rgb(111, 68, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 26.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 43%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.69, 27.71, -21.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.69, 35.21, 321.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.952, 8.846, 18.527)`
Decimal	`7292023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4477, 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 #6F4477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #6F4477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4477; }
.text { color: #6f4477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 68 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4477, #774466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6F4477?: #6F4477 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 #6F4477?: The RGB value is 111, 68, 119: 111 red, 68 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4477?: The complementary color is #4C7744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4477?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.