#6d6571

Color #6d6571

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6d6571

RGB

rgb(109, 101, 113)

HSL

hsl(280, 5.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 10.6%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 10.6%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(43.87, 5.61, -5.59)

LCH

lch(43.87, 7.92, 315.1)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.0209, 314.61)

HWB

hwb(280, 39.6%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#697165

Analogous

#676571

#6d6571

#71656f

Triadic

#6d6571

#716d65

#65716d

Split-complementary

#6d6571

#6f7165

#657167

Tetradic

#6d6571

#716569

#697165

#65716d

Square

#6d6571

#716765

#697165

#656f71

Shades

Color #6d6571 mixed toward black.

#5b545e

#49434b

#373339

#242226

#121113

Tints

Color #6d6571 mixed toward white.

#867d8b

#9e97a2

#b6b1b9

#cfcbd0

#e7e5e8

Tones

Color #6d6571 mixed toward gray.

#6d6670

#6c676f

#6c686e

#6c696d

#6b6a6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.75:1

White text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a6e · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#6a6b6e · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#6d6c6c · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d6571;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d6571]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6d6571 (#6d6571) is rgb(109, 101, 113) in RGB.

No, #6d6571 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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