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Recognised as Colour

#68426E

  • #68426E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#68426E is a magenta with RGB values 104, 66, 110 and HSL 292°, 25%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#68426E#68426E
HEX#68426E
RGBrgb(104, 66, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.2588, 0.4314
RGB percentages40.8%, 25.9%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(291.8, 25%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 40%, 43.1%)
CMYK5.5%, 40%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,832,750
CSS custom property--colour: #68426E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#97BD91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4D70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#47516Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#694753no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Dim grey · ΔE 32.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.7Slate grey · ΔE 33.8Light slate grey · ΔE 35.5Midnight blue · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#486E42
Analogous#52426E, #6E425E
Triadic#6E6842, #426E68
Split complementary#5E6E42, #426E52
Tetradic#6E5242, #486E42, #425E6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAAECE
Lighter +30%#B58EBB
Lighter +20%#A06EA8
Lighter +10%#86558E
Darker −10%#4A2F4E
Darker −20%#2C1C2E
Darker −30%#0E090E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#782C84
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R104
G66
B110
Red104 (40.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue291.82°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 42 · B 6E

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