#6b4b7e

Color #6b4b7e

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6b4b7e

RGB

rgb(107, 75, 126)

HSL

hsl(277.6, 25.4%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.6, 40.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 40.5%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(37.23, 23.76, -23.68)

LCH

lch(37.23, 33.55, 315.1)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.0881, 312.1)

HWB

hwb(277.6, 29.4%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e7e4b

Analogous

#514b7e

#6b4b7e

#7e4b78

Triadic

#6b4b7e

#7e6b4b

#4b7e6b

Split-complementary

#6b4b7e

#787e4b

#4b7e51

Tetradic

#6b4b7e

#7e4b5e

#5e7e4b

#4b7e6b

Square

#6b4b7e

#7e514b

#5e7e4b

#4b787e

Shades

Color #6b4b7e mixed toward black.

#593e69

#473254

#35253f

#24192a

#120c15

Tints

Color #6b4b7e mixed toward white.

#865e9e

#9f7eb2

#b79ec5

#cfbed9

#e7dfec

Tones

Color #6b4b7e mixed toward gray.

#6a4f7a

#695375

#685871

#675c6d

#666069

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5e74 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#616372 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#6a6c6a · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 21.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b4b7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b4b7e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6b4b7e (#6b4b7e) is rgb(107, 75, 126) in RGB.

No, #6b4b7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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