#6b606e

Color #6b606e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6b606e

RGB

rgb(107, 96, 110)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 6.8%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 12.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 12.7%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(42.18, 7.23, -6.31)

LCH

lch(42.18, 9.6, 318.89)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.0257, 318.94)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 37.6%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#636e60

Analogous

#64606e

#6b606e

#6e606a

Triadic

#6b606e

#6e6b60

#606e6b

Split-complementary

#6b606e

#6a6e60

#606e64

Tetradic

#6b606e

#6e6063

#636e60

#606e6b

Square

#6b606e

#6e6460

#636e60

#606a6e

Shades

Color #6b606e mixed toward black.

#59505c

#474049

#363037

#242025

#121012

Tints

Color #6b606e mixed toward white.

#857889

#9e93a1

#b6aeb8

#cec9d0

#e7e4e7

Tones

Color #6b606e mixed toward gray.

#6a616d

#6a626c

#69646b

#686569

#686668

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66666b · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#67686a · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#6a6868 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b606e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b606e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b606e (#6b606e) is rgb(107, 96, 110) in RGB.

No, #6b606e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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