#6D506D

A dark, muted magenta closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #6D506D

When working with digital screens, the color #6D506D is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Dimgray. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 80 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 27% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D506D
RGB109, 80, 109
HSL300.0°, 15.3%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 27%, 0%, 57%
HSV300.0°, 26.6%, 42.7%
LAB38.0, 17.6, -12.0
XYZ11.9, 10.1, 15.8
Decimal7164013

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.02:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.65:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.57:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D506D; }
.text-color { color: #6D506D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D506D; }

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