#6c4979

Color #6c4979

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6c4979

RGB

rgb(108, 73, 121)

HSL

hsl(283.8, 24.7%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.8, 39.7%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 39.7%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(36.62, 24.15, -21.53)

LCH

lch(36.62, 32.35, 318.28)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.0861, 316.55)

HWB

hwb(283.8, 28.6%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#567949

Analogous

#544979

#6c4979

#79496e

Triadic

#6c4979

#796c49

#49796c

Split-complementary

#6c4979

#6e7949

#497954

Tetradic

#6c4979

#794956

#567949

#49796c

Square

#6c4979

#795449

#567949

#496e79

Shades

Color #6c4979 mixed toward black.

#5a3d65

#483151

#36243c

#241828

#120c14

Tints

Color #6c4979 mixed toward white.

#895d9a

#a27cb0

#b99cc3

#d0bdd7

#e8deeb

Tones

Color #6c4979 mixed toward gray.

#6a4d75

#685171

#66556d

#655969

#635d65

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5e70 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#61636d · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#6b6866 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 21

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c4979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c4979]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6c4979 (#6c4979) is rgb(108, 73, 121) in RGB.

No, #6c4979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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