Exploring the Color #6B506B

#6B506B sits at 300° on the color wheel, placing it in the magenta family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 14% saturation and 37% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, shadowed tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 107, 80, 107 produces a 7.04:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6B506B is a clear variant of CSS dim gray — about 25 units away from #696969. Designers reach for magenta hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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