#6a5e71

Color #6a5e71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6a5e71

RGB

rgb(106, 94, 113)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 9.2%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 16.8%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(41.63, 8.73, -8.97)

LCH

lch(41.63, 12.52, 314.22)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.0331, 313.04)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 36.9%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65715e

Analogous

#615e71

#6a5e71

#715e6f

Triadic

#6a5e71

#716a5e

#5e716a

Split-complementary

#6a5e71

#6f715e

#5e7161

Tetradic

#6a5e71

#715e65

#65715e

#5e716a

Square

#6a5e71

#71615e

#65715e

#5e6f71

Shades

Color #6a5e71 mixed toward black.

#584e5e

#473f4b

#352f39

#231f26

#121013

Tints

Color #6a5e71 mixed toward white.

#84758c

#9c91a3

#b5acba

#cec8d1

#e6e3e8

Tones

Color #6a5e71 mixed toward gray.

#6a606f

#69616e

#69636c

#68646b

#686669

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.45:1

White text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65656d · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#66676c · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#696969 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a5e71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a5e71]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6a5e71 (#6a5e71) is rgb(106, 94, 113) in RGB.

No, #6a5e71 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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