Color

#6B5E7A

Muted warm purple. Nearest reference color: Old lavender.

RGB

0–255

107

122

CMYK

0–100%

12.3%

22.95%

52.16%

RGB describes how #6B5E7A is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 107, green 94 and blue 122.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 12.3%, magenta 22.95%, yellow 0% and black 52.16%.

HSL values

H 267.86° S 12.96% L 42.35%

In the HSL color model, #6B5E7A has a hue of 267.86°, 12.96% saturation and 42.35% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#6B5E7A is a medium, warm purple with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #6B5E7A in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #6B5E7A

RGB rgb(107, 94, 122)

HSL hsl(267.86 12.96% 42.35%)

OKLCH oklch(0.504765 0.046336 305.881)

CSS --color: #6B5E7A;

Tints of #6B5E7A

Tints are lighter variations of #6B5E7A. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F3EAFF #D1C3E3 #AEA0BF #8C7E9C #6B5E7A

Shades of #6B5E7A

Shades are darker variations of #6B5E7A. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#6B5E7A #50445E #372B44 #1F132B #0A0213

Tones of #6B5E7A

Tones reduce the chroma of #6B5E7A, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#6B5E7A #6A5F76 #686171 #67626C #656468

Tonal range of #6B5E7A

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #6B5E7A between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F3EAFF #D1C3E3 #AEA0BF #8C7E9C #6B5E7A #50445E #372B44 #1F132B #0A0213

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F3EAFF;
    --color-200: #D1C3E3;
    --color-300: #AEA0BF;
    --color-400: #8C7E9C;
    --color-500: #6B5E7A;
    --color-600: #50445E;
    --color-700: #372B44;
    --color-800: #1F132B;
    --color-900: #0A0213;
}

Colors that go with #6B5E7A

Color harmonies for #6B5E7A are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#6B5E7A #5E6A4D

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#5D637F #6B5E7A #765B6F

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#6B5E7A #776048 #456D68

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#6B5E7A #6C6546 #4F6D59

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#6B5E7A #7D5B52 #5E6A4D #456C76

CSS gradients with #6B5E7A

These gradients show how #6B5E7A moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#6B5E7A #8E849A #B2ABBB #D8D4DC #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6B5E7A, #8E849A, #B2ABBB, #D8D4DC, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#6B5E7A #463D51 #251F2B #08060A #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6B5E7A, #463D51, #251F2B, #08060A, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#6B5E7A #566580 #456C76 #496E61 #5E6A4D

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6B5E7A, #566580, #456C76, #496E61, #5E6A4D);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #6B5E7A. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.99:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.51:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1254 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #6B5E7A as the background.

background-color: #6B5E7A;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #6B5E7A in design

See how #6B5E7A works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#6B5E7A used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #6B5E7A to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#D1C3E3

#6B5E7A

#1F132B

Colors similar to #6B5E7A

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #6B5E7A, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#827592 #554863 #70588A #66636A #675F7D #6F5D77 #726B89 #64526B

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #6B5E7A may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #59637B Deuteranopia #5C6379 Tritanopia #696268

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #6B5E7A can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 13.5783
Y: 12.5364
Z: 20.113

CIELAB

L*: 42.0562
a*: 11.1376
b*: -13.8062

OKLab

L: 0.504765
a: 0.027158
b: -0.037543

OKLCH

L: 0.504765
C: 0.046336
H: 305.881°