Color #6B4A6B Color / Colour Code #6B4A6B
This page shows the hex color code for color #6b4a6b (#6B4A6B). The colour is a purple tone with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #6B4A6B against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#6B4A6B paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 270, 300, and 330 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 300, 60, and 180 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #6B4A6B
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 300 and saturation at 18%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 300 to 345 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 300 with its complement at 120 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #6B4A6B
Lightness variations at hue 300 and 18% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #6B4A6B
Design Use Cases for #6B4A6B
Muted Accent Color
With 18% saturation, #6B4A6B has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 35% lightness, #6B4A6B is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Creativity & Premium Positioning
#6B4A6B falls in the purple spectrum (hue 300). Purple communicates creativity, wisdom, and luxury. It is effective for premium product highlights, creative portfolio accents, meditation app interfaces, and rewards program branding. Purple occupies a unique space between the energy of red and the calm of blue.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #6B4A6B (hue 300) to its complement at hue 120. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 330. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b4a6b, #496949);
CSS Code for #6B4A6B
Similar Colors
Colors visually similar to #6B4A6B based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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About Color #6B4A6B (#6B4A6B)
#6B4A6B is a purple color (colour) with RGB channel values of 107 red, 74 green, and 107 blue. The red channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 300 degrees with 18% saturation and 35% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #6B4A6B is 88/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow, and 58% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #6B4A6B against white is 7.45:1 and against black is 2.82:1. This exceeds the AAA requirement (7:1) for normal text on white, making it excellent for body text and small UI labels on light backgrounds.
The complementary colour #496949 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #6B4A6B. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #594969 and #694959, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #6B4A6B
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #6B4A6B?
- #6B4A6B is Color #6B4A6B, a purple color (colour) with RGB(107, 74, 107), HSL(300, 18%, 35%), and CMYK(0%, 31%, 0%, 58%). Its perceived brightness is 88/255.
- Is #6B4A6B accessible for text?
- Against white, #6B4A6B has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 2.82:1 (fails AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #6B4A6B?
- The complementary colour is #496949 (hue 120). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #594969 and #694959. The triadic palette adds #696949 and #496969 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #6B4A6B in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #6b4a6b; or rgb(107, 74, 107); or hsl(300, 18%, 35%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 300 18% 35%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.