Information about #6B4A6D color

#6B4A6D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B4A6D is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 74, 109) — 42% red, 29% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 14 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained magenta, #6B4A6D sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dirty Purple (#734A65). Nearby in the Register you will also find Jupiter (#6A5177) and Fedora (#625665).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 74, 109) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #6B4A6D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6B4A6D color variations

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#6B4A6D 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 #6B4A6D

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

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Victoria Red color link
Victoria Red

#723A68

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Sorghum color link
Sorghum

#74396F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B4A6D
  • RGB107, 74, 109
  • CMYK1, 14, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(107, 74, 109)
  • HSL297°, 19%, 36%
  • HSL Precise296.571°, 19.126%, 35.882%
  • HSV297°, 32%, 43%
  • HSB297°, 32%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.290, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.290, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.290, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B4A6D
  • DECIMAL ID7031405
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01