#6f6279

Color #6f6279

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6f6279

RGB

rgb(111, 98, 121)

HSL

hsl(273.9, 10.5%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.9, 19%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 19%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(43.5, 9.92, -10.98)

LCH

lch(43.5, 14.8, 312.1)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.0389, 310.41)

HWB

hwb(273.9, 38.4%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c7962

Analogous

#636279

#6f6279

#796277

Triadic

#6f6279

#796f62

#62796f

Split-complementary

#6f6279

#777962

#627963

Tetradic

#6f6279

#79626c

#6c7962

#62796f

Square

#6f6279

#796362

#6c7962

#627779

Shades

Color #6f6279 mixed toward black.

#5c5265

#4a4151

#37313c

#252128

#121014

Tints

Color #6f6279 mixed toward white.

#877992

#9f94a8

#b7afbe

#cfc9d4

#e7e4e9

Tones

Color #6f6279 mixed toward gray.

#6f6477

#6e6675

#6e6873

#6e6a71

#6e6b6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.7:1

White text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6974 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#6a6b73 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#6e706f · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f6279;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f6279]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6f6279 (#6f6279) is rgb(111, 98, 121) in RGB.

No, #6f6279 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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