#6b556b

Color #6b556b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6b556b

RGB

rgb(107, 85, 107)

HSL

hsl(300, 11.5%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 20.6%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(39.04, 13.33, -9.16)

LCH

lch(39.04, 16.17, 325.5)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.0443, 326.24)

HWB

hwb(300, 33.3%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#556b55

Analogous

#60556b

#6b556b

#6b5560

Triadic

#6b556b

#6b6b55

#556b6b

Split-complementary

#6b556b

#606b55

#556b60

Tetradic

#6b556b

#6b5555

#556b55

#556b6b

Square

#6b556b

#6b6055

#556b55

#55606b

Shades

Color #6b556b mixed toward black.

#594759

#473947

#352a35

#241c24

#120e12

Tints

Color #6b556b mixed toward white.

#886c88

#a189a1

#b9a6b9

#d0c4d0

#e8e1e8

Tones

Color #6b556b mixed toward gray.

#695769

#675967

#655a65

#645c64

#625e62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626266 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#636565 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#6a6261 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b556b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b556b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#6b556b (#6b556b) is rgb(107, 85, 107) in RGB.

No, #6b556b 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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