#6e5c72

Color #6e5c72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#6e5c72

RGB

rgb(110, 92, 114)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 10.7%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 19.3%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(41.51, 11.67, -9.73)

LCH

lch(41.51, 15.19, 320.18)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.0408, 320.07)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 36.1%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#60725c

Analogous

#635c72

#6e5c72

#725c6b

Triadic

#6e5c72

#726e5c

#5c726e

Split-complementary

#6e5c72

#6b725c

#5c7263

Tetradic

#6e5c72

#725c60

#60725c

#5c726e

Square

#6e5c72

#72635c

#60725c

#5c6b72

Shades

Color #6e5c72 mixed toward black.

#5c4d5f

#493d4c

#372e39

#251f26

#120f13

Tints

Color #6e5c72 mixed toward white.

#89738e

#a18fa5

#b8abbb

#d0c7d2

#e7e3e8

Tones

Color #6e5c72 mixed toward gray.

#6d5e70

#6c606e

#6b626d

#69636b

#686569

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.44:1

White text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67676d · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#68696c · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#6d6968 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e5c72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e5c72]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#6e5c72 (#6e5c72) is rgb(110, 92, 114) in RGB.

No, #6e5c72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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