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Recognised as Colour

#601B49

  • #601B49
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#601B49 is a magenta with RGB values 96, 27, 73 and HSL 320°, 56%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#601B49#601B49
HEX#601B49
RGBrgb(96, 27, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.1059, 0.2863
RGB percentages37.6%, 10.6%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(320, 56.1%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 71.9%, 37.6%)
CMYK0%, 71.9%, 24%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,298,441
CSS custom property--colour: #601B49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12:1
Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#9FE4B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#222F4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#363B47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#661B2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.8Purple · ΔE 34.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.2Midnight blue · ΔE 38.5Dark magenta · ΔE 38.8Pale violetred · ΔE 40.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 32.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B6032
Analogous#541B60, #601B27
Triadic#49601B, #1B4960
Split complementary#27601B, #1B6055
Tetradic#60551B, #1B6032, #1B2660

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D770B5
Lighter +30%#CC48A0
Lighter +20%#B03186
Lighter +10%#882667
Darker −10%#38102B
Darker −20%#10050C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6F0C4E
Less saturated −25%#512A44

Channel breakdown

R96
G27
B73
Red96 (37.6%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)56.1%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 60 · G 1B · B 49

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