#6a5e6e

Color #6a5e6e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6a5e6e

RGB

rgb(106, 94, 110)

HSL

hsl(285, 7.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 14.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 14.5%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(41.53, 8.07, -7.3)

LCH

lch(41.53, 10.88, 317.87)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0291, 317.65)

HWB

hwb(285, 36.9%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#626e5e

Analogous

#625e6e

#6a5e6e

#6e5e6a

Triadic

#6a5e6e

#6e6a5e

#5e6e6a

Split-complementary

#6a5e6e

#6a6e5e

#5e6e62

Tetradic

#6a5e6e

#6e5e62

#626e5e

#5e6e6a

Square

#6a5e6e

#6e625e

#626e5e

#5e6a6e

Shades

Color #6a5e6e mixed toward black.

#584e5c

#473f49

#352f37

#231f25

#121012

Tints

Color #6a5e6e mixed toward white.

#847689

#9d91a1

#b5adb8

#cec8d0

#e6e4e7

Tones

Color #6a5e6e mixed toward gray.

#695f6d

#69616b

#68626a

#676369

#676567

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.44:1

White text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65656a · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#66676a · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#696767 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a5e6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a5e6e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#6a5e6e (#6a5e6e) is rgb(106, 94, 110) in RGB.

No, #6a5e6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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