#6b5f6e

Color #6b5f6e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6b5f6e

RGB

rgb(107, 95, 110)

HSL

hsl(288, 7.3%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 13.6%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(41.9, 7.84, -6.73)

LCH

lch(41.9, 10.33, 319.36)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0277, 319.4)

HWB

hwb(288, 37.3%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#626e5f

Analogous

#645f6e

#6b5f6e

#6e5f6a

Triadic

#6b5f6e

#6e6b5f

#5f6e6b

Split-complementary

#6b5f6e

#6a6e5f

#5f6e64

Tetradic

#6b5f6e

#6e5f62

#626e5f

#5f6e6b

Square

#6b5f6e

#6e645f

#626e5f

#5f6a6e

Shades

Color #6b5f6e mixed toward black.

#594f5c

#473f49

#353037

#242025

#121012

Tints

Color #6b5f6e mixed toward white.

#857789

#9e92a1

#b6adb8

#cec8d0

#e7e4e7

Tones

Color #6b5f6e mixed toward gray.

#6a606d

#6a626b

#69636a

#686469

#676568

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.49:1

White text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66666b · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#67686a · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#6a6867 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b5f6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b5f6e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#6b5f6e (#6b5f6e) is rgb(107, 95, 110) in RGB.

No, #6b5f6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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