#6D497C

A dark, muted purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #6D497C

At its core, #6D497C is a dark and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 73 parts green, and 124 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 12% cyan and 41% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D497C
RGB109, 73, 124
HSL282.4°, 25.9%, 38.6%
CMYK12%, 41%, 0%, 51%
HSV282.4°, 41.1%, 48.6%
LAB36.9, 25.2, -23.0
XYZ12.3, 9.5, 20.2
Decimal7162236

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.89:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.46:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D497C; }
.text-color { color: #6D497C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D497C; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B