#6e6574

Color #6e6574

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6e6574

RGB

rgb(110, 101, 116)

HSL

hsl(276, 6.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 12.9%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(44.07, 6.63, -7.11)

LCH

lch(44.07, 9.72, 313)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.0257, 312)

HWB

hwb(276, 39.6%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b7465

Analogous

#666574

#6e6574

#746572

Triadic

#6e6574

#746e65

#65746e

Split-complementary

#6e6574

#727465

#657466

Tetradic

#6e6574

#74656b

#6b7465

#65746e

Square

#6e6574

#746665

#6b7465

#657274

Shades

Color #6e6574 mixed toward black.

#5c5461

#49434d

#37323a

#252227

#121113

Tints

Color #6e6574 mixed toward white.

#867c8d

#9f97a4

#b7b1bb

#cfcbd1

#e7e5e8

Tones

Color #6e6574 mixed toward gray.

#6e6673

#6d6771

#6d6970

#6d6a6f

#6d6b6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.78:1

White text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a71 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#6b6b70 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#6e6e6d · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6e6574;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e6574]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6e6574 (#6e6574) is rgb(110, 101, 116) in RGB.

No, #6e6574 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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