#6b5970

Color #6b5970

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6b5970

RGB

rgb(107, 89, 112)

HSL

hsl(287, 11.4%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287, 20.5%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 20.5%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(40.31, 11.95, -10.33)

LCH

lch(40.31, 15.8, 319.16)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.0422, 318.84)

HWB

hwb(287, 34.9%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e7059

Analogous

#605970

#6b5970

#705969

Triadic

#6b5970

#706b59

#59706b

Split-complementary

#6b5970

#697059

#597060

Tetradic

#6b5970

#70595e

#5e7059

#59706b

Square

#6b5970

#706059

#5e7059

#596970

Shades

Color #6b5970 mixed toward black.

#594a5d

#473b4b

#352d38

#241e25

#120f13

Tints

Color #6b5970 mixed toward white.

#86708d

#9f8ca4

#b7a9bb

#cfc6d1

#e7e2e8

Tones

Color #6b5970 mixed toward gray.

#6a5b6e

#695d6c

#685f6a

#676168

#666366

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#64646b · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#65666a · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#6a6766 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b5970;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b5970]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b5970 (#6b5970) is rgb(107, 89, 112) in RGB.

No, #6b5970 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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