#6c538b

Color #6c538b

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6c538b

RGB

rgb(108, 83, 139)

HSL

hsl(266.8, 25.2%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.8, 40.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(39.98, 22.37, -27.33)

LCH

lch(39.98, 35.32, 309.3)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.0913, 303.79)

HWB

hwb(266.8, 32.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728b53

Analogous

#53568b

#6c538b

#88538b

Triadic

#6c538b

#8b6c53

#538b6c

Split-complementary

#6c538b

#8b8853

#568b53

Tetradic

#6c538b

#8b5372

#728b53

#538b6c

Square

#6c538b

#8b5356

#728b53

#538b88

Shades

Color #6c538b mixed toward black.

#5a4574

#48375d

#362945

#241c2e

#120e17

Tints

Color #6c538b mixed toward white.

#8469a5

#9c87b7

#b5a5c9

#cec3db

#e6e1ed

Tones

Color #6c538b mixed toward gray.

#6c5886

#6d5c82

#6d617d

#6e6678

#6e6a74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626280 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#64657d · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#6b7775 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c538b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c538b]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#6c538b (#6c538b) is rgb(108, 83, 139) in RGB.

No, #6c538b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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