#6a5d72

Color #6a5d72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#6a5d72

RGB

rgb(106, 93, 114)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 10.1%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 18.4%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 18.4%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(41.39, 9.56, -9.95)

LCH

lch(41.39, 13.8, 313.85)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.0364, 312.66)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 36.5%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65725d

Analogous

#605d72

#6a5d72

#725d70

Triadic

#6a5d72

#726a5d

#5d726a

Split-complementary

#6a5d72

#70725d

#5d7260

Tetradic

#6a5d72

#725d65

#65725d

#5d726a

Square

#6a5d72

#72605d

#65725d

#5d7072

Shades

Color #6a5d72 mixed toward black.

#584e5f

#473e4c

#352f39

#231f26

#121013

Tints

Color #6a5d72 mixed toward white.

#84748e

#9c90a4

#b5acbb

#cec7d2

#e6e3e8

Tones

Color #6a5d72 mixed toward gray.

#6a5f70

#69616f

#69626d

#68646b

#686669

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.42:1

White text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65656d · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#65666c · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#696a69 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a5d72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a5d72]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6a5d72 (#6a5d72) is rgb(106, 93, 114) in RGB.

No, #6a5d72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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