Exploring the Color #6E357B

#6E357B sits at 289° on the color wheel, placing it in the magenta family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 40% saturation and 35% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 110, 53, 123 produces a 8.54:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6E357B is a clear variant of CSS dim gray — about 55 units away from #696969. Designers reach for magenta hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, 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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