#6c596e

Color #6c596e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6c596e

RGB

rgb(108, 89, 110)

HSL

hsl(294.3, 10.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.3, 19.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 19.1%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(40.34, 11.89, -9.05)

LCH

lch(40.34, 14.94, 322.72)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.0405, 323.13)

HWB

hwb(294.3, 34.9%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b6e59

Analogous

#61596e

#6c596e

#6e5965

Triadic

#6c596e

#6e6c59

#596e6c

Split-complementary

#6c596e

#656e59

#596e61

Tetradic

#6c596e

#6e595b

#5b6e59

#596e6c

Square

#6c596e

#6e6159

#5b6e59

#59656e

Shades

Color #6c596e mixed toward black.

#5a4a5c

#483b49

#362c37

#241e25

#120f12

Tints

Color #6c596e mixed toward white.

#88708b

#a08ca2

#b8a9b9

#d0c6d1

#e7e2e8

Tones

Color #6c596e mixed toward gray.

#6b5b6c

#695c6a

#685e69

#666067

#656265

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646469 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#656768 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#6b6665 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c596e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c596e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#6c596e (#6c596e) is rgb(108, 89, 110) in RGB.

No, #6c596e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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