#6C3461Grape (#6C3461) is a dark, soft magenta with an OKLCH hue of 335°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.1. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6C3461 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 52, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(312, 35%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(312, 52%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52%, 10%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(30.7 31.5 -15.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.415 0.100 335) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Grape shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6d325b — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#6e345f — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#6c3461 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6c3462 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 9.12:1 and against black 2.3:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#bb8bb0 · #97648c · #6c3461 · #501d46 · #2b0025 · #080006
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#945a65 · #824662 · #6c3461 · #50295a · #361f4f · #1d1540
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c39690 · #b96c63 · #825d58 · #6c3461 · #4b1e42 · #2e0628
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#8ed8a8 · #9f8097 · #766471 · #6c3461 · #40243a · #1f0f1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf5ee · #b1a4ad · #606762 · #6c3461 · #3c3039 · #000100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf5ed · #c1cec5 · #95a399 · #1c2e22 · #000c03 · #6c3461
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcdcb6 · #d2b1d9 · #2f9484 · #506a50 · #6c3461 · #170825
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebefc9 · #8ee5cc · #8a9277 · #556450 · #6c3461 · #150823
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8f2dc · #b8a86d · #007185 · #6c3461 · #003b47 · #080400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffefe0 · #cc9e72 · #2b754b · #6c3461 · #00375c · #000601
#845179 · #9D6F92 · #B68DAC · #CFADC6 · #E8CDE1
#5C2952 · #4C1F44 · #3D1536 · #2E0C28 · #20041C
#663A5D · #5F4058 · #594454
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.