Grape #6C3461

Grape (#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.

Color values

HEX#6C3461
RGBrgb(108, 52, 97)
HSLhsl(312, 35%, 31%)
HSVhsv(312, 52%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 10%, 58%)
CIE Lablab(30.7 31.5 -15.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.415 0.100 335)

How Grape behaves under real light

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.

Contrast & accessibility

Against 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.

Palettes built from Grape

Tonal

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

Analogous

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

Shifted

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

Contrast

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

Quiet Support

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

Bright Accent

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

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#dcdcb6 · #d2b1d9 · #2f9484 · #506a50 · #6c3461 · #170825

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#ebefc9 · #8ee5cc · #8a9277 · #556450 · #6c3461 · #150823

Triadic

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

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#ffefe0 · #cc9e72 · #2b754b · #6c3461 · #00375c · #000601

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#845179 · #9D6F92 · #B68DAC · #CFADC6 · #E8CDE1

Shades

#5C2952 · #4C1F44 · #3D1536 · #2E0C28 · #20041C

Muted

#663A5D · #5F4058 · #594454

Using Grape

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.

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