Information about #6B456E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B456E is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 69, 110) — 42% red, 27.1% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 16 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained electric magenta, #6B456E sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vintage Purple (#693971). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dirty Purple (#734A65) and Victoria Red (#723A68).

The recipe behind #6B456E is rgb(107, 69, 110), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6B456E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. #6B456E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B456E color variations

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#6B456E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6B456E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Victoria Red color link
Victoria Red

#723A68

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Sorghum color link
Sorghum

#74396F

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Honey Flower color link
Honey Flower

#5C3C6D

Seance color link
Seance

#69326E

Bruise color link
Bruise

#7E4071

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B456E
  • RGB107, 69, 110
  • CMYK1, 16, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(107, 69, 110)
  • HSL296°, 23%, 35%
  • HSL Precise295.61°, 22.905%, 35.098%
  • HSV296°, 37%, 43%
  • HSB296°, 37%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.271, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.271, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.271, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B456E
  • DECIMAL ID7030126
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01