#6c5f72

Color #6c5f72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6c5f72

RGB

rgb(108, 95, 114)

HSL

hsl(281.1, 9.1%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.1, 16.7%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(42.14, 9.09, -8.81)

LCH

lch(42.14, 12.66, 315.9)

OKLCH

oklch(50.5%, 0.0336, 315.12)

HWB

hwb(281.1, 37.3%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65725f

Analogous

#635f72

#6c5f72

#725f6f

Triadic

#6c5f72

#726c5f

#5f726c

Split-complementary

#6c5f72

#6f725f

#5f7263

Tetradic

#6c5f72

#725f65

#65725f

#5f726c

Square

#6c5f72

#72635f

#65725f

#5f6f72

Shades

Color #6c5f72 mixed toward black.

#5a4f5f

#483f4c

#363039

#242026

#121013

Tints

Color #6c5f72 mixed toward white.

#86768d

#9e92a4

#b6adbb

#cfc8d1

#e7e4e8

Tones

Color #6c5f72 mixed toward gray.

#6b6170

#6b626f

#6a646d

#6a656c

#69676a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67676e · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#67686d · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#6b6a6a · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c5f72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c5f72]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6c5f72 (#6c5f72) is rgb(108, 95, 114) in RGB.

No, #6c5f72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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