Information about #6B5E73 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6B5E73 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(107, 94, 115) — 42% red, 36.9% green, 45.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 8 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6B5E73 is a calm, restrained twilight violet that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Centaurian (#6E5977). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bloom (#6F5B6C) and Comet (#636373).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 94, 115) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6B5E73 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B5E73 color variations

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

#6B5E73 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B5E73 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B5E73 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B5E73 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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#6B5E73 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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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 #6B5E73

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

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

#6B5E73 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B5E73
  • RGB107, 94, 115
  • CMYK3, 8, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(107, 94, 115)
  • HSL277°, 10%, 41%
  • HSL Precise277.143°, 10.048%, 40.98%
  • HSV277°, 18%, 45%
  • HSB277°, 18%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.369, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.369, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.369, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B5E73
  • DECIMAL ID7036531
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers316 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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