#6d6374

Color #6d6374

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6d6374

RGB

rgb(109, 99, 116)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 7.9%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 14.7%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 14.7%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(43.41, 7.47, -8.1)

LCH

lch(43.41, 11.02, 312.68)

OKLCH

oklch(51.5%, 0.029, 311.5)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 38.8%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a7463

Analogous

#656374

#6d6374

#746373

Triadic

#6d6374

#746d63

#63746d

Split-complementary

#6d6374

#737463

#637465

Tetradic

#6d6374

#74636a

#6a7463

#63746d

Square

#6d6374

#746563

#6a7463

#637374

Shades

Color #6d6374 mixed toward black.

#5b5361

#49424d

#37323a

#242127

#121113

Tints

Color #6d6374 mixed toward white.

#867a8e

#9e95a5

#b6afbb

#cfcad2

#e7e4e8

Tones

Color #6d6374 mixed toward gray.

#6d6573

#6d6671

#6c6770

#6c696e

#6c6a6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696970 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#696a6f · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#6d6d6c · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d6374;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d6374]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6d6374 (#6d6374) is rgb(109, 99, 116) in RGB.

No, #6d6374 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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