Information about #6B5D6E color

#6B5D6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B5D6E is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 93, 110) — 42% red, 36.5% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 7 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #6B5D6E sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Bloom (#6F5B6C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Salt Box (#696268) and Centaurian (#6E5977).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 93, 110) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6B5D6E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. #6B5D6E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B5D6E color variations

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

#6B5D6E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B5D6E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#554B58

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Silhouette

#2A252C
#151216

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Black

#000000

#6B5D6E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#777179

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Grey

#808080

#6B5D6E 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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#645D6E

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#6B5D6E 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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#5E6E63
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#696E5E
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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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#635E6E
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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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#5E6E6B
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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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#6E5E61
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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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#6E635E
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#616E5E
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#5E696E
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Nearest named colors to #6B5D6E

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

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

#6B5D6E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B5D6E
  • RGB107, 93, 110
  • CMYK1, 7, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(107, 93, 110)
  • HSL289°, 8%, 40%
  • HSL Precise289.412°, 8.374%, 39.804%
  • HSV289°, 15%, 43%
  • HSB289°, 15%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.365, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.365, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.365, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B5D6E
  • DECIMAL ID7036270
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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