Exploring the Color #6C6174

#6C6174 sits at 275° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 9% saturation and 42% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, shadowed tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 108, 97, 116 produces a 5.83:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6C6174 is a close cousin of CSS dim gray — about 14 units away from #696969. Designers reach for violet 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 cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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