#6d5a72

Color #6d5a72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6d5a72

RGB

rgb(109, 90, 114)

HSL

hsl(287.5, 11.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.5, 21.1%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(40.86, 12.52, -10.71)

LCH

lch(40.86, 16.48, 319.46)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.0442, 319.13)

HWB

hwb(287.5, 35.3%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f725a

Analogous

#615a72

#6d5a72

#725a6b

Triadic

#6d5a72

#726d5a

#5a726d

Split-complementary

#6d5a72

#6b725a

#5a7261

Tetradic

#6d5a72

#725a5f

#5f725a

#5a726d

Square

#6d5a72

#72615a

#5f725a

#5a6b72

Shades

Color #6d5a72 mixed toward black.

#5b4b5f

#493c4c

#372d39

#241e26

#120f13

Tints

Color #6d5a72 mixed toward white.

#88708f

#a08da5

#b8a9bc

#d0c6d2

#e7e2e9

Tones

Color #6d5a72 mixed toward gray.

#6c5c70

#6b5e6e

#6a606c

#68626a

#676468

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65656d · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#66686b · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#6c6867 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d5a72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d5a72]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#6d5a72 (#6d5a72) is rgb(109, 90, 114) in RGB.

No, #6d5a72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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