#6D0057

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #6D0057

At its core, #6D0057 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Purple. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(109, 0, 87).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 312.1° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 21.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D0057
RGB109, 0, 87
HSL312.1°, 100.0%, 21.4%
CMYK0%, 100%, 20%, 57%
HSV312.1°, 100.0%, 42.7%
LAB23.5, 49.2, -20.2
XYZ8.0, 3.9, 9.4
Decimal7143511

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.79:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.52:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D0057; }
.text-color { color: #6D0057; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D0057; }

Similar Colors

Purple
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