Close to Indigo
#6D048D
#6D048D is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Indigo. In RGB it’s made of 42.7% red, 1.6% green, and 55.3% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 94% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6D048D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.05:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6D048D as they’d see it.
#6D048D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6D048D
What color is #6D048D?
#6D048D is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Indigo. In RGB it’s made of 42.7% red, 1.6% green, and 55.3% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 94% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #6D048D in RGB?
#6D048D is rgb(109, 4, 141): 109 red, 4 green, and 141 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6D048D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 97, 0, 45). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6D048D?
PANTONE 2593 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6D048D?
Its complement #0B4C00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.