#6c6579

Color #6c6579

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6c6579

RGB

rgb(108, 101, 121)

HSL

hsl(261, 9%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261, 16.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 16.5%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(44.05, 7, -10.17)

LCH

lch(44.05, 12.35, 304.54)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.0322, 301.27)

HWB

hwb(261, 39.6%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727965

Analogous

#656879

#6c6579

#766579

Triadic

#6c6579

#796c65

#65796c

Split-complementary

#6c6579

#797665

#687965

Tetradic

#6c6579

#796572

#727965

#65796c

Square

#6c6579

#796568

#727965

#657976

Shades

Color #6c6579 mixed toward black.

#5a5465

#484351

#36323c

#242228

#121114

Tints

Color #6c6579 mixed toward white.

#847c92

#9c96a8

#b5b0bd

#cecbd3

#e6e5e9

Tones

Color #6c6579 mixed toward gray.

#6c6777

#6d6876

#6d6a74

#6e6c72

#6e6d71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.78:1

White text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696975 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#696a73 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#6c7170 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c6579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c6579]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#6c6579 (#6c6579) is rgb(108, 101, 121) in RGB.

No, #6c6579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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