What color is #6F4D71?

#6F4D71 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4D71?

The RGB value is 111, 77, 113: 111 red, 77 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4D71?

The complementary color is #4F714D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4D71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4D71 color

#6F4D71 rgb(111, 77, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F4D71 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 30.2% green and 44.3% blue (111, 77, 113).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#6F4D71 color codes

HEX	`#6F4D71`
RGB	`rgb(111, 77, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 30.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 32%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, 21, -14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 25.8, 324.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.19, 9.88, 16.884)`
Decimal	`7294321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4D71, 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 #6F4D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F4D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #6F4D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4d71; }
.text { color: #6f4d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 77 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4d71, #714d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F4D71?: #6F4D71 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4D71?: The RGB value is 111, 77, 113: 111 red, 77 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4D71?: The complementary color is #4F714D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4D71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.