#6b5974

Color #6b5974

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6b5974

RGB

rgb(107, 89, 116)

HSL

hsl(280, 13.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 23.3%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 23.3%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(40.46, 12.83, -12.56)

LCH

lch(40.46, 17.95, 315.61)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.0476, 314.4)

HWB

hwb(280, 34.9%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#627459

Analogous

#5d5974

#6b5974

#745970

Triadic

#6b5974

#746b59

#59746b

Split-complementary

#6b5974

#707459

#59745d

Tetradic

#6b5974

#745962

#627459

#59746b

Square

#6b5974

#745d59

#627459

#597074

Shades

Color #6b5974 mixed toward black.

#594a61

#473b4d

#362c3a

#241e27

#120f13

Tints

Color #6b5974 mixed toward white.

#866f91

#9e8ca7

#b6a9bd

#cec5d3

#e7e2e9

Tones

Color #6b5974 mixed toward gray.

#6a5b72

#6a5d70

#69606d

#68626b

#676469

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#64646e · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#65666d · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#6a6968 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 15.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b5974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b5974]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6b5974 (#6b5974) is rgb(107, 89, 116) in RGB.

No, #6b5974 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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