Information about #6B516C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B516C is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 81, 108) — 42% red, 31.8% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained electric magenta, #6B516C holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bloom (#6F5B6C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Jupiter (#6A5177) and Fedora (#625665).

The recipe behind #6B516C is rgb(107, 81, 108), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6B516C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B516C color variations

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#6B516C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6B516C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B516C
  • RGB107, 81, 108
  • CMYK0, 11, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 81, 108)
  • HSL298°, 14%, 37%
  • HSL Precise297.778°, 14.286%, 37.059%
  • HSV298°, 25%, 42%
  • HSB298°, 25%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.318, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.318, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.318, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B516C
  • DECIMAL ID7033196
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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