#6d3591

Color #6d3591

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6d3591

RGB

rgb(109, 53, 145)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 46.5%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 63.4%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 63.4%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(33.65, 41.53, -41.01)

LCH

lch(33.65, 58.37, 315.36)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.1502, 309.68)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 20.8%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#599135

Analogous

#3f3591

#6d3591

#913587

Triadic

#6d3591

#916d35

#35916d

Split-complementary

#6d3591

#879135

#35913f

Tetradic

#6d3591

#913559

#599135

#35916d

Square

#6d3591

#913f35

#599135

#358791

Shades

Color #6d3591 mixed toward black.

#5b2c79

#492361

#361a48

#241230

#120918

Tints

Color #6d3591 mixed toward white.

#8a43b7

#a167c7

#b98dd5

#d0b3e3

#e8d9f1

Tones

Color #6d3591 mixed toward gray.

#6b3d89

#6a4482

#684c7a

#665472

#655b6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.57:1

White text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a82 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#5d607e · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#6b7471 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d3591;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d3591]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6d3591 (#6d3591) is rgb(109, 53, 145) in RGB.

No, #6d3591 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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