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#6F206F

Dark Magenta

#6F206F is the CSS named color "purple", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 111, green 32, and blue 111 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 300°, 55% saturation, and 28% lightness: quite dark, close to black — it works well as body text on a light background or as a near-black UI surface.

Every format

HEX#6f206f
RGBrgb(111, 32, 111)
HSLhsl(300° 55% 28%)
HSBhsb(300° 71% 44%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.147 328°)
OKLABoklab(40% 0.125 -0.078)
LCHlch(28% 50.9 327°)
CMYKcmyk(0% 71% 0% 56%)

Shades (darker)

#6f206f · #651566 · #5c075c · #520053 · #48004a

Tints (lighter)

#6f206f · #823381 · #944593 · #a857a6 · #bb69b9

Shades mix #6F206F toward black in even steps, useful for hover and pressed states in a UI; tints mix it toward white, useful for subtle backgrounds and disabled states that still read as the same color family.

On white: 9.94:1 — AAA
On black: 2.11:1 — fails

Frequently asked

What is #6F206F in RGB?
#6F206F is rgb(111, 32, 111) — red 111, green 32, blue 111 out of 255 each.
Does #6F206F pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
It has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 against white, which passes WCAG AAA for normal text.
What's a good background color to pair with #6F206F?
White text or a white background gives better contrast (9.94:1) than black (2.11:1).

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