Information about #6E4366 color

#6E4366 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E4366 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 67, 102) — 43.1% red, 26.3% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 3 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6E4366 reads as a softly toned purple-pink magenta and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 hair away from Dirty Purple (#734A65). Slightly further away sit Victoria Red (#723A68) and Cordite (#6D4658).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(110, 67, 102)), which gives #6E4366 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6E4366 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6E4366 color variations

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#6E4366 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 #6E4366

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

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

Sorghum color link
Sorghum

#74396F

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Seance color link
Seance

#69326E

Bruise color link
Bruise

#7E4071

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Honey Flower color link
Honey Flower

#5C3C6D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E4366
  • RGB110, 67, 102
  • CMYK0, 17, 3, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 67, 102)
  • HSL311°, 24%, 35%
  • HSL Precise311.163°, 24.294%, 34.706%
  • HSV311°, 39%, 43%
  • HSB311°, 39%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.263, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.263, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.263, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E4366
  • DECIMAL ID7226214
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01