Information about #6C5979 color

#6C5979 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C5979 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 89, 121) — 42.4% red, 34.9% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 13 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6C5979 is a softly toned twilight violet that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Centaurian (#6E5977). Slightly further away sit High Society (#695B7C) and Covert (#645977).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 89, 121) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6C5979 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6C5979 color variations

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

#6C5979 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 #6C5979

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

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C5979
  • RGB108, 89, 121
  • CMYK5, 13, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(108, 89, 121)
  • HSL276°, 15%, 41%
  • HSL Precise275.625°, 15.238%, 41.176%
  • HSV276°, 26%, 47%
  • HSB276°, 26%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.349, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.349, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.349, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C5979
  • DECIMAL ID7100793
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01