#6D5F92

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #6D5F92

The hex code #6D5F92 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(109, 95, 146).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 25% cyan and 35% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 256.5° hue, 21.2% saturation, and 47.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D5F92
RGB109, 95, 146
HSL256.5°, 21.2%, 47.3%
CMYK25%, 35%, 0%, 43%
HSV256.5°, 34.9%, 57.3%
LAB43.5, 17.1, -26.0
XYZ15.6, 13.5, 29.0
Decimal7167890

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.70:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.15:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D5F92; }
.text-color { color: #6D5F92; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D5F92; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B