#6c5b75

Color #6c5b75

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6c5b75

RGB

rgb(108, 91, 117)

HSL

hsl(279.2, 12.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.2, 22.2%, 45.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 54.1%)

LAB

lab(41.14, 12.2, -12.13)

LCH

lch(41.14, 17.2, 315.16)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.0455, 313.93)

HWB

hwb(279.2, 35.7%, 54.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#64755b

Analogous

#5f5b75

#6c5b75

#755b71

Triadic

#6c5b75

#756c5b

#5b756c

Split-complementary

#6c5b75

#71755b

#5b755f

Tetradic

#6c5b75

#755b64

#64755b

#5b756c

Square

#6c5b75

#755f5b

#64755b

#5b7175

Shades

Color #6c5b75 mixed toward black.

#5a4c62

#483d4e

#362e3b

#241e27

#120f14

Tints

Color #6c5b75 mixed toward white.

#867191

#9e8ea7

#b6aabd

#cfc6d3

#e7e3e9

Tones

Color #6c5b75 mixed toward gray.

#6b5d73

#6b5f71

#6a626f

#69646c

#69666a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65656f · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#66676e · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#6b6b6a · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c5b75;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c5b75]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6c5b75 (#6c5b75) is rgb(108, 91, 117) in RGB.

No, #6c5b75 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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