#68636c

Color #68636c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#68636c

RGB

rgb(104, 99, 108)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 4.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 8.3%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 8.3%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(42.69, 3.84, -4.37)

LCH

lch(42.69, 5.82, 311.31)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.0153, 310.48)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 38.8%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#676c63

Analogous

#64636c

#68636c

#6c636b

Triadic

#68636c

#6c6863

#636c68

Split-complementary

#68636c

#6b6c63

#636c64

Tetradic

#68636c

#6c6367

#676c63

#636c68

Square

#68636c

#6c6463

#676c63

#636b6c

Shades

Color #68636c mixed toward black.

#57535a

#454248

#343236

#232124

#111112

Tints

Color #68636c mixed toward white.

#817b86

#9a969e

#b4b0b7

#cdcacf

#e6e5e7

Tones

Color #68636c mixed toward gray.

#68646b

#68656a

#686669

#686768

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.59:1

White text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66666a · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#666769 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#686868 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 6.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #68636c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68636c]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#68636c (#68636c) is rgb(104, 99, 108) in RGB.

No, #68636c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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