#6c657a

Color #6c657a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6c657a

RGB

rgb(108, 101, 122)

HSL

hsl(260, 9.4%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 17.2%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 17.2%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(44.09, 7.23, -10.72)

LCH

lch(44.09, 12.93, 304)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0336, 300.38)

HWB

hwb(260, 39.6%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#737a65

Analogous

#65687a

#6c657a

#76657a

Triadic

#6c657a

#7a6c65

#657a6c

Split-complementary

#6c657a

#7a7665

#687a65

Tetradic

#6c657a

#7a6573

#737a65

#657a6c

Square

#6c657a

#7a6568

#737a65

#657a76

Shades

Color #6c657a mixed toward black.

#5a5466

#484351

#36323d

#242229

#121114

Tints

Color #6c657a mixed toward white.

#847c93

#9c96a8

#b5b0be

#cecbd4

#e6e5e9

Tones

Color #6c657a mixed toward gray.

#6d6778

#6d6876

#6e6a75

#6e6c73

#6f6e71

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 5.6

Deuteranopia

#696a74 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#6c7271 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c657a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c657a]

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

#6c657a (#6c657a) is rgb(108, 101, 122) in RGB.

No, #6c657a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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