#6D1D57

A dark, moderate magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #6D1D57

Visually, #6D1D57 is defined as a moderate magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Purple. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 29 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 73% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 316.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D1D57
RGB109, 29, 87
HSL316.5°, 58.0%, 27.1%
CMYK0%, 73%, 20%, 57%
HSV316.5°, 73.4%, 42.7%
LAB26.2, 41.4, -15.9
XYZ8.5, 4.8, 9.5
Decimal7150935

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.96:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.67:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D1D57; }
.text-color { color: #6D1D57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D1D57; }

Similar Colors

Purple
#800080