#6b378e

Color #6b378e

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b378e

RGB

rgb(107, 55, 142)

HSL

hsl(275.9, 44.2%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.9, 61.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.6%, 61.3%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(33.59, 39.25, -39.29)

LCH

lch(33.59, 55.54, 314.97)

OKLCH

oklch(44.4%, 0.143, 309.32)

HWB

hwb(275.9, 21.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a8e37

Analogous

#3f378e

#6b378e

#8e3785

Triadic

#6b378e

#8e6b37

#378e6b

Split-complementary

#6b378e

#858e37

#378e3f

Tetradic

#6b378e

#8e375a

#5a8e37

#378e6b

Square

#6b378e

#8e3f37

#5a8e37

#37858e

Shades

Color #6b378e mixed toward black.

#592e76

#47255f

#351b47

#24122f

#120918

Tints

Color #6b378e mixed toward white.

#8745b4

#a068c5

#b88ed3

#cfb4e2

#e7d9f0

Tones

Color #6b378e mixed toward gray.

#6a3e87

#68457f

#674d78

#655471

#645b6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595980 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#5c5f7c · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#69736f · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b378e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b378e]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6b378e (#6b378e) is rgb(107, 55, 142) in RGB.

No, #6b378e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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