#6d6573

Color #6d6573

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6d6573

RGB

rgb(109, 101, 115)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 6.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 12.2%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(43.94, 6.04, -6.7)

LCH

lch(43.94, 9.02, 312.03)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0238, 310.73)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 39.6%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b7365

Analogous

#666573

#6d6573

#736572

Triadic

#6d6573

#736d65

#65736d

Split-complementary

#6d6573

#727365

#657366

Tetradic

#6d6573

#73656b

#6b7365

#65736d

Square

#6d6573

#736665

#6b7365

#657273

Shades

Color #6d6573 mixed toward black.

#5b5460

#49434d

#37333a

#242226

#121113

Tints

Color #6d6573 mixed toward white.

#867d8d

#9e97a3

#b6b1ba

#cecbd1

#e7e5e8

Tones

Color #6d6573 mixed toward gray.

#6d6672

#6d6771

#6d6970

#6c6a6e

#6c6b6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.76:1

White text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a70 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#6a6b6f · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d6573;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d6573]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6d6573 (#6d6573) is rgb(109, 101, 115) in RGB.

No, #6d6573 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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