#6b2879

Color #6b2879

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 14.79 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6b2879

RGB

rgb(107, 40, 121)

HSL

hsl(289.6, 50.3%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.6, 66.9%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 66.9%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(29.47, 42.16, -32.78)

LCH

lch(29.47, 53.4, 322.13)

OKLCH

oklch(41%, 0.1433, 320.32)

HWB

hwb(289.6, 15.7%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#367928

Analogous

#432879

#6b2879

#79285f

Triadic

#6b2879

#796b28

#28796b

Split-complementary

#6b2879

#5f7928

#287943

Tetradic

#6b2879

#792836

#367928

#28796b

Square

#6b2879

#794328

#367928

#285f79

Shades

Color #6b2879 mixed toward black.

#592165

#471b51

#36143d

#240d28

#120714

Tints

Color #6b2879 mixed toward white.

#9236a5

#b150c5

#c47cd4

#d8a8e2

#ebd3f1

Tones

Color #6b2879 mixed toward gray.

#672f72

#62366c

#5e3c65

#59435e

#554a57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56556c · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#595d69 · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#69605d · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b2879;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b2879]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#6b2879 (#6b2879) is rgb(107, 40, 121) in RGB.

No, #6b2879 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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