Close to Purple
#6D1B7B
#6D1B7B is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 42.7% red, 10.6% green, and 48.2% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 64% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6D1B7B.
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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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6D1B7B as they’d see it.
#6D1B7B in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6D1B7B
What color is #6D1B7B?
#6D1B7B is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 42.7% red, 10.6% green, and 48.2% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 64% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #6D1B7B in RGB?
#6D1B7B is rgb(109, 27, 123): 109 red, 27 green, and 123 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6D1B7B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 78, 0, 52). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6D1B7B?
PANTONE 2595 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6D1B7B?
Its complement #014E00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.