HEX Color #6D2C5F (Darkslateblue)

About #6D2C5F

The precise color #6D2C5F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 44, and 95.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 60% M, 13% Y, and 57% K. With a hue angle of 312.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D2C5F

RGB109, 44, 95

HSL312.9°, 42.5%, 30.0%

CMYK0%, 60%, 13%, 57%

HSV312.9°, 59.6%, 42.7%

LAB29.1, 35.8, -16.7

XYZ9.3, 5.9, 11.5

Decimal7154783

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#6D2C5F #2C6D39

Analogous

#5A2C6D #6D2C3E

Triadic

#5F6D2C #2C5E6D

Tetradic

#6D5A2C #2C6D39 #2C3E6D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#6D2C5F

#7D4370

#8D5A82

#9D7294

#AD89A6

#BEA1B7

#CEB8C9

#DED0DB

#EEE7ED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#6D2C5F

#602754

#542249

#481D3F

#3C1834

#30132A

#240E1F

#180915

#0C040A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.65:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.18:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

9.22:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.85:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D2C5F; }

.text-color { color: #6D2C5F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D2C5F; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B