#6a5569

Color #6a5569

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6a5569

RGB

rgb(106, 85, 105)

HSL

hsl(302.9, 11%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.9, 19.8%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 0.9%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(38.87, 12.53, -8.2)

LCH

lch(38.87, 14.97, 326.8)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.0412, 327.7)

HWB

hwb(302.9, 33.3%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#556a56

Analogous

#61556a

#6a5569

#6a555f

Triadic

#6a5569

#696a55

#55696a

Split-complementary

#6a5569

#5f6a55

#556a61

Tetradic

#6a5569

#6a5655

#556a56

#55696a

Square

#6a5569

#6a6155

#556a56

#555f6a

Shades

Color #6a5569 mixed toward black.

#584758

#473946

#352b35

#231c23

#120e12

Tints

Color #6a5569 mixed toward white.

#886d86

#a0899f

#b8a7b7

#d0c4cf

#e7e2e7

Tones

Color #6a5569 mixed toward gray.

#685768

#675966

#655a64

#635c63

#615e61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626165 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#636464 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#696160 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a5569;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a5569]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#6a5569 (#6a5569) is rgb(106, 85, 105) in RGB.

No, #6a5569 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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