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#6f4e71 color: Gladiola Violet

#6f4e71 is rgb(111, 78, 113) in RGB and oklch(47.254% 0.06844 324.666) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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297°
100%

47.3%
0.068
325°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-600
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #6f4e71

#6f4e71 is a dusty dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 325°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.99:1 contrast and black text 3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gladiola Violet (#6e5178). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-600.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #6f4e71 mixed with white

  1. 6f4e71
  2. 7d5e7e
  3. 8b6f8c
  4. 99809a
  5. a791a8
  6. b5a3b6
  7. c4b5c4
  8. d2c7d3
  9. e1d9e1
  10. f0ecf0

Darker: #6f4e71 mixed with black

  1. 6f4e71
  2. 604361
  3. 513852
  4. 422d43
  5. 342335
  6. 271927
  7. 1a0f1a
  8. 0e070e
  9. 040204
  10. 010001

Calmer: #6f4e71 with less saturation

  1. 6f4e71
  2. 6d506f
  3. 6b516d
  4. 69526b
  5. 685469
  6. 665566
  7. 645664
  8. 625862
  9. 605960
  10. 5e5a5e

Questions about #6f4e71

What color is #6f4e71?

#6f4e71 is dusty dark purple. The closest named color is Gladiola Violet. In RGB it is rgb(111, 78, 113), in HSL hsl(296.57, 18.32%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.254% 0.06844 324.666).

What colors go well with #6f4e71?

The complementary color of #6f4e71 is #436643. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e547e and #7a4b5e. The triadic partners are #6d582b and #21676e.

Is white or black text more readable on #6f4e71?

White text reads better on #6f4e71: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6f4e71 a warm or cool color?

#6f4e71 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 325 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.068.