Color swatch image showing Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) with RGB(108,104,116) values

Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) Color Information

Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) RGB value is (108, 104, 116). The hex color red value is 108, green is 104, and blue is 116. Its HSL format shows a hue of 260°, saturation of 5 percent, and lightness of 43 percent. The CMYK process values are 7 percent, 10 percent, 0 percent, 55 percent.

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Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) Color Meaning

Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) signifies sophisticated dusk, muted complexity, and urban shadow. This dark, desaturated purple-grey evokes twilight, wet pavement, and crushed berries, suggesting a moody, introspective, and modern elegance. Psychologically, Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) is cool, contemplative, and slightly mysterious, encouraging nuanced thought and emotional depth. It adds a layer of sophisticated shadow to a palette, conveying intelligence, reserved creativity, and a taste for the unconventional. This color feels both modern and timelessly somber. Symbolically, Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) represents the richness found in darkness, complexity over simplicity, and beauty that is not immediately sweet. It is the color of a thoughtful evening, intellectual nightlife, or a stormy sky. Culturally, it appears in avant-garde fashion, moody interior design, and branding for arts or technology that values depth and subtlety. Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) provides a refined, dark neutral that carries more emotional and chromatic resonance than flat black or grey.

Color Conversion

Convert Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#6C6874
RGB
rgb(108, 104, 116)
HSL
hsl(260°, 5%, 43%)
CMYK
cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 55%)
HSV
hsv(260°, 10%, 45%)
XYZ
14.2870 14.3497 18.5398
Yxy
14.3497 0.3028 0.3042
Hunter Lab
37.8810 0.2282 -0.3255
CIE-Lab
44.7304 4.0820 -6.1448

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red108 / 255 (42%)
42%
Green104 / 255 (41%)
41%
Blue116 / 255 (45%)
45%

CMYK Values

Cyan7 / 100 (7%)
Magenta10 / 100 (10%)
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)55 / 100 (55%)
55%

Color Variations

Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#6C6874

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

5.43:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

5.43:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

5.43:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #6C6874 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874)

protanopia

#6a6a71

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #6C6874;

Text Color

color: #6C6874;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #6C6874;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #6C687440;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #6C6874;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6C6874 0%, #413e45 100%);

Pearl Blackberry (#6C6874) Color FAQs

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