#6b5d6e

Color #6b5d6e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6b5d6e

RGB

rgb(107, 93, 110)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 8.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 15.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 15.5%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(41.34, 9.06, -7.56)

LCH

lch(41.34, 11.8, 320.16)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.0317, 320.38)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 36.5%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#606e5d

Analogous

#625d6e

#6b5d6e

#6e5d69

Triadic

#6b5d6e

#6e6b5d

#5d6e6b

Split-complementary

#6b5d6e

#696e5d

#5d6e62

Tetradic

#6b5d6e

#6e5d60

#606e5d

#5d6e6b

Square

#6b5d6e

#6e625d

#606e5d

#5d696e

Shades

Color #6b5d6e mixed toward black.

#594d5c

#473e49

#362e37

#241f25

#120f12

Tints

Color #6b5d6e mixed toward white.

#86748a

#9e90a1

#b6acb9

#cfc8d0

#e7e3e8

Tones

Color #6b5d6e mixed toward gray.

#6a5e6d

#69606b

#68616a

#676368

#666467

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.42:1

White text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65656a · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#666769 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#6a6766 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b5d6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b5d6e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#6b5d6e (#6b5d6e) is rgb(107, 93, 110) in RGB.

No, #6b5d6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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