#6e5872

Color #6e5872

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6e5872

RGB

rgb(110, 88, 114)

HSL

hsl(290.8, 12.9%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.8, 22.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 22.8%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(40.43, 14.12, -11.36)

LCH

lch(40.43, 18.12, 321.18)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.0488, 321.16)

HWB

hwb(290.8, 34.5%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c7258

Analogous

#615872

#6e5872

#725869

Triadic

#6e5872

#726e58

#58726e

Split-complementary

#6e5872

#697258

#587261

Tetradic

#6e5872

#72585c

#5c7258

#58726e

Square

#6e5872

#726158

#5c7258

#586972

Shades

Color #6e5872 mixed toward black.

#5c495f

#493b4c

#372c39

#251d26

#120f13

Tints

Color #6e5872 mixed toward white.

#8a6e8f

#a28ba6

#b9a8bc

#d0c5d2

#e8e2e9

Tones

Color #6e5872 mixed toward gray.

#6d5a70

#6b5c6e

#695e6b

#686169

#666367

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.3:1

White text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65656c · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#66686b · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#6d6867 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e5872;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e5872]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#6e5872 (#6e5872) is rgb(110, 88, 114) in RGB.

No, #6e5872 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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