#6c4a97

Color #6c4a97

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6c4a97

RGB

rgb(108, 74, 151)

HSL

hsl(266.5, 34.2%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.5, 51%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.5%, 51%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(38.41, 30.89, -37.07)

LCH

lch(38.41, 48.25, 309.8)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.1234, 302.39)

HWB

hwb(266.5, 29%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75974a

Analogous

#4a4e97

#6c4a97

#924a97

Triadic

#6c4a97

#976c4a

#4a976c

Split-complementary

#6c4a97

#97924a

#4e974a

Tetradic

#6c4a97

#974a75

#75974a

#4a976c

Square

#6c4a97

#974a4e

#75974a

#4a9792

Shades

Color #6c4a97 mixed toward black.

#5a3e7e

#483165

#36254b

#241932

#120c19

Tints

Color #6c4a97 mixed toward white.

#8360b1

#9c7fc0

#b59fd0

#cebfe0

#e6dfef

Tones

Color #6c4a97 mixed toward gray.

#6d5091

#6d578a

#6e5d84

#6f647d

#706a77

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f89 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#616386 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#6b7d7a · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c4a97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c4a97]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#6c4a97 (#6c4a97) is rgb(108, 74, 151) in RGB.

No, #6c4a97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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