#6c616f

Color #6c616f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6c616f

RGB

rgb(108, 97, 111)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 6.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 12.6%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 12.6%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(42.59, 7.22, -6.3)

LCH

lch(42.59, 9.58, 318.89)

OKLCH

oklch(50.8%, 0.0256, 318.96)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 38%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#646f61

Analogous

#65616f

#6c616f

#6f616b

Triadic

#6c616f

#6f6c61

#616f6c

Split-complementary

#6c616f

#6b6f61

#616f65

Tetradic

#6c616f

#6f6164

#646f61

#616f6c

Square

#6c616f

#6f6561

#646f61

#616b6f

Shades

Color #6c616f mixed toward black.

#5a515d

#48414a

#363138

#242025

#121013

Tints

Color #6c616f mixed toward white.

#86798a

#9e94a1

#b6aeb9

#cfc9d0

#e7e4e8

Tones

Color #6c616f mixed toward gray.

#6b626e

#6b636d

#6a656c

#69666a

#696769

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67676c · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#68696b · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#6b6969 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c616f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c616f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#6c616f (#6c616f) is rgb(108, 97, 111) in RGB.

No, #6c616f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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