Palettes / Colors / #6C1961

#6C1961 — Deep Pink

#6C1961 is a pink color we call Deep Pink, closest to the named color Purple (#800080). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: purple (#800080) — not an exact match. CSS purple gives you #800080, a different color; use #6C1961 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6C1961 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #196B24; it also sits naturally between #4D196B and #6B1937. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 42% · Green 10% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 10% · Key 58%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6C1961

.text { color: #6C1961; }
.background { background-color: #6C1961; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6C1961; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 25, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 62%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6C1961; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 25, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6C1961; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 25, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6C1961">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6C1961">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #196B24:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6C1961: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6C1961

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6C1961 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6C1961 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6C1961?

#6C1961 is Deep Pink, a pink color (RGB 108, 25, 97). Its closest standard named color is Purple.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6C1961?

#6C1961 is RGB 108, 25, 97 — HSL 308°, 62%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 10%, 58%.

What colors go with #6C1961?

Its complement is #196B24; analogous partners are #4D196B and #6B1937. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6C1961 for text?

White text on #6C1961 has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.95:1.