Colour

#6A0974

#6A0974
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6A0974 is a magenta with RGB values 106, 9, 116 and HSL 294°, 86%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6A0974

RGBrgb(106, 9, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.0353, 0.4549

RGB percentages41.6%, 3.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(294.4, 85.6%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 92.2%, 45.5%)

CMYK8.6%, 92.2%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,949,236

CSS custom property--colour: #6A0974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.03:1

Contrast with white11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#95F68B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003577no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#214072no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6C2343no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 8.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.8 Indigo · ΔE 17.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#137409

Analogous#340974, #740949

Triadic#746A09, #09746A

Split complementary#497409, #097434

Tetradic#743409, #137409, #094974

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E357F2

Lighter +30%#DC28EE

Lighter +20%#C010D3

Lighter +10%#950DA3

Darker −10%#3F0545

Darker −20%#140215

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#71007D

Less saturated −25%#5D1964

Channel breakdown

R106

B116

Red106 (41.6%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue294.39°

Saturation (HSL)85.6%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 09 · B 74

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