#6d6179

Color #6d6179

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6d6179

RGB

rgb(109, 97, 121)

HSL

hsl(270, 11%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 19.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(43.03, 9.8, -11.7)

LCH

lch(43.03, 15.26, 309.95)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.04, 307.59)

HWB

hwb(270, 38%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d7961

Analogous

#616179

#6d6179

#796179

Triadic

#6d6179

#796d61

#61796d

Split-complementary

#6d6179

#797961

#617961

Tetradic

#6d6179

#79616d

#6d7961

#61796d

Square

#6d6179

#796161

#6d7961

#617979

Shades

Color #6d6179 mixed toward black.

#5b5165

#494151

#36303c

#242028

#121014

Tints

Color #6d6179 mixed toward white.

#857893

#9e93a8

#b6aebe

#cec9d4

#e7e4e9

Tones

Color #6d6179 mixed toward gray.

#6d6377

#6d6575

#6d6773

#6d6971

#6d6b6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.64:1

White text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686874 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#696a72 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#6c6f6e · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d6179;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d6179]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#6d6179 (#6d6179) is rgb(109, 97, 121) in RGB.

No, #6d6179 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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