#68556e

Color #68556e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#68556e

RGB

rgb(104, 85, 110)

HSL

hsl(285.6, 12.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.6, 22.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(38.84, 12.85, -11.36)

LCH

lch(38.84, 17.15, 318.52)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.0459, 318)

HWB

hwb(285.6, 33.3%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b6e55

Analogous

#5b556e

#68556e

#6e5567

Triadic

#68556e

#6e6855

#556e68

Split-complementary

#68556e

#676e55

#556e5b

Tetradic

#68556e

#6e555b

#5b6e55

#556e68

Square

#68556e

#6e5b55

#5b6e55

#55676e

Shades

Color #68556e mixed toward black.

#57475c

#453949

#342a37

#231c25

#110e12

Tints

Color #68556e mixed toward white.

#846c8c

#9d88a3

#b5a6ba

#cec4d1

#e6e1e8

Tones

Color #68556e mixed toward gray.

#67576c

#66596a

#655b68

#645d66

#625f63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606069 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#616367 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#676463 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #68556e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68556e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#68556e (#68556e) is rgb(104, 85, 110) in RGB.

No, #68556e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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