#6D0066

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #6D0066

The hex code #6D0066 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Purple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 0, and 102.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 6% Yellow, and 57% Black. With a hue angle of 303.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D0066
RGB109, 0, 102
HSL303.9°, 100.0%, 21.4%
CMYK0%, 100%, 6%, 57%
HSV303.9°, 100.0%, 42.7%
LAB24.4, 51.4, -28.7
XYZ8.7, 4.2, 12.9
Decimal7143526

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.40:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.84:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.57:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D0066; }
.text-color { color: #6D0066; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D0066; }

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