#6e516a

Color #6e516a

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 20.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6e516a

RGB

rgb(110, 81, 106)

HSL

hsl(308.3, 15.2%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.3, 26.4%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.4%, 3.6%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(38.27, 16.72, -9.67)

LCH

lch(38.27, 19.31, 329.96)

OKLCH

oklch(47.4%, 0.0538, 331.19)

HWB

hwb(308.3, 31.8%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#516e55

Analogous

#64516e

#6e516a

#6e515c

Triadic

#6e516a

#6a6e51

#516a6e

Split-complementary

#6e516a

#5c6e51

#516e64

Tetradic

#6e516a

#6e5551

#516e55

#516a6e

Square

#6e516a

#6e6451

#516e55

#515c6e

Shades

Color #6e516a mixed toward black.

#5c4458

#493647

#372935

#251b23

#120e12

Tints

Color #6e516a mixed toward white.

#8d6888

#a585a0

#bba3b8

#d2c2d0

#e8e0e7

Tones

Color #6e516a mixed toward gray.

#6c5468

#695667

#675865

#645b63

#625d61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.05:1

White text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636265 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#646663 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#6d605f · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e516a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e516a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#6e516a (#6e516a) is rgb(110, 81, 106) in RGB.

No, #6e516a 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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