#6D577C

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Slategray.

About #6D577C

The hex code #6D577C represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 109 red, 87 green, and 124 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 12% cyan and 30% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 275.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D577C
RGB109, 87, 124
HSL275.7°, 17.5%, 41.4%
CMYK12%, 30%, 0%, 51%
HSV275.7°, 29.8%, 48.6%
LAB40.4, 16.6, -17.5
XYZ13.4, 11.5, 20.6
Decimal7165820

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.30:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.81:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D577C; }
.text-color { color: #6D577C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D577C; }

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