#6a616e

Color #6a616e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6a616e

RGB

rgb(106, 97, 110)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 6.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 11.8%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(42.37, 6.24, -6.04)

LCH

lch(42.37, 8.68, 315.93)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.0231, 315.7)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 38%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656e61

Analogous

#64616e

#6a616e

#6e616c

Triadic

#6a616e

#6e6a61

#616e6a

Split-complementary

#6a616e

#6c6e61

#616e64

Tetradic

#6a616e

#6e6165

#656e61

#616e6a

Square

#6a616e

#6e6461

#656e61

#616c6e

Shades

Color #6a616e mixed toward black.

#58515c

#474149

#353137

#232025

#121012

Tints

Color #6a616e mixed toward white.

#847989

#9c94a0

#b5aeb8

#cec9d0

#e6e4e7

Tones

Color #6a616e mixed toward gray.

#6a626d

#69636c

#69646b

#68656a

#686669

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.55:1

White text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66666b · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#67676a · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#6a6968 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a616e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a616e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6a616e (#6a616e) is rgb(106, 97, 110) in RGB.

No, #6a616e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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