#6a5978

Color #6a5978

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 20.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#6a5978

RGB

rgb(106, 89, 120)

HSL

hsl(272.9, 14.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.9, 25.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 25.8%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(40.52, 13.39, -14.94)

LCH

lch(40.52, 20.06, 311.87)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.0527, 309.37)

HWB

hwb(272.9, 34.9%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#677859

Analogous

#5b5978

#6a5978

#785977

Triadic

#6a5978

#786a59

#59786a

Split-complementary

#6a5978

#777859

#59785b

Tetradic

#6a5978

#785967

#677859

#59786a

Square

#6a5978

#785b59

#677859

#597778

Shades

Color #6a5978 mixed toward black.

#584a64

#473b50

#352d3c

#231e28

#120f14

Tints

Color #6a5978 mixed toward white.

#836f94

#9c8caa

#b5a9bf

#cec5d4

#e6e2ea

Tones

Color #6a5978 mixed toward gray.

#6a5c75

#6a5e73

#696170

#69636e

#69666b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636371 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#646570 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#696c6b · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a5978;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a5978]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#6a5978 (#6a5978) is rgb(106, 89, 120) in RGB.

No, #6a5978 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #6a5978, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast