Information about #6C317C color

#6C317C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C317C falls into the Magenta Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 49, 124) — 42.4% red, 19.2% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 29 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6C317C reads as a pleasantly vivid magenta and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eminence (#6C3082). Slightly further away sit Maximum Purple (#733380) and Purple Jam (#6A287E).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(108, 49, 124)), which gives #6C317C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. #6C317C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6C317C color variations

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#6C317C 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 #6C317C

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C317C
  • RGB108, 49, 124
  • CMYK6, 29, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(108, 49, 124)
  • HSL287°, 43%, 34%
  • HSL Precise287.2°, 43.353%, 33.922%
  • HSV287°, 60%, 49%
  • HSB287°, 60%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.192, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.192, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.192, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6C317C
  • DECIMAL ID7090556
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01