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Recognised as Colour

#68556A

  • #68556A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#68556A is a magenta with RGB values 104, 85, 106 and HSL 294°, 11%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#68556A#68556A
HEX#68556A
RGBrgb(104, 85, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3333, 0.4157
RGB percentages40.8%, 33.3%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(294.3, 11%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 19.8%, 41.6%)
CMYK1.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,837,610
CSS custom property--colour: #68556A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#97AA95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535A6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#575C69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#69575Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Slate grey · ΔE 20Gray · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4Rosy brown · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#576A55
Analogous#5D556A, #6A5562
Triadic#6A6855, #556A68
Split complementary#626A55, #556A5E
Tetradic#6A5E55, #576A55, #55626A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBBFCC
Lighter +30%#B3A3B5
Lighter +20%#9C879E
Lighter +10%#846C86
Darker −10%#4C3E4E
Darker −20%#302831
Darker −30%#151115
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7B3D82
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R104
G85
B106
Red104 (40.8%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue294.29°
Saturation (HSL)10.99%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 55 · B 6A

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