#6b6175

Color #6b6175

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6175

RGB

rgb(107, 97, 117)

HSL

hsl(270, 9.3%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 17.1%, 45.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 17.1%, 0%, 54.1%)

LAB

lab(42.7, 8.16, -9.79)

LCH

lch(42.7, 12.74, 309.81)

OKLCH

oklch(50.9%, 0.0334, 307.69)

HWB

hwb(270, 38%, 54.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b7561

Analogous

#616175

#6b6175

#756175

Triadic

#6b6175

#756b61

#61756b

Split-complementary

#6b6175

#757561

#617561

Tetradic

#6b6175

#75616b

#6b7561

#61756b

Square

#6b6175

#756161

#6b7561

#617575

Shades

Color #6b6175 mixed toward black.

#595162

#47414e

#36313b

#242027

#121014

Tints

Color #6b6175 mixed toward white.

#84788f

#9c93a6

#b5aebc

#cec9d2

#e6e4e9

Tones

Color #6b6175 mixed toward gray.

#6b6373

#6b6472

#6b6670

#6b686e

#6b696d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.59:1

White text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676771 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#67686f · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#6b6d6c · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6175;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6175]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#6b6175 (#6b6175) is rgb(107, 97, 117) in RGB.

No, #6b6175 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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