What color is #6F4F73?

#6F4F73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F4F73?

The RGB value is 111, 79, 115: 111 red, 79 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F4F73?

The complementary color is #53734F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F4F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F4F73 color

#6F4F73 rgb(111, 79, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F4F73 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 31% green and 45.1% blue (111, 79, 115).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#6F4F73 color codes

HEX	`#6F4F73`
RGB	`rgb(111, 79, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 31%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 31%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.22, 20.21, -15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.22, 25.37, 322.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.446, 10.21, 17.531)`
Decimal	`7294835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F4F73, 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 #6F4F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F4F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6F4F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f4f73; }
.text { color: #6f4f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f4f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 79 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f4f73, #734f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6F4F73?: #6F4F73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F4F73?: The RGB value is 111, 79, 115: 111 red, 79 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F4F73?: The complementary color is #53734F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F4F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.