Information about #6B5988 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B5988 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 89, 136) — 42% red, 34.9% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 18 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained violet, #6B5988 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kimberly (#695D87). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Butterfly Bush (#68578C) and High Society (#695B7C).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 89, 136) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6B5988 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B5988 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6B5988 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B5988 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B5988 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B5988 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6B5988 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
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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
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#5E8859
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #6B5988

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

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Butterfly Bush color link
Butterfly Bush

#68578C

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Dark Lavender color link
Dark Lavender

#734F96

Mousy Wisteria color link
Mousy Wisteria

#766980

Muted Purple color link
Muted Purple

#805B87

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

Affair color link
Affair

#714693

#6B5988 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B5988
  • RGB107, 89, 136
  • CMYK11, 18, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(107, 89, 136)
  • HSL263°, 21%, 44%
  • HSL Precise262.979°, 20.889%, 44.118%
  • HSV263°, 35%, 53%
  • HSB263°, 35%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.349, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.349, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.349, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B5988
  • DECIMAL ID7035272
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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