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Recognised as Colour

#6A1961

  • #6A1961
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#6A1961 is a magenta with RGB values 106, 25, 97 and HSL 307°, 62%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#6A1961#6A1961
HEX#6A1961
RGBrgb(106, 25, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.098, 0.3804
RGB percentages41.6%, 9.8%, 38%
HSLhsl(306.7, 61.8%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 76.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 76.4%, 8.5%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,953,313
CSS custom property--colour: #6A1961;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#95E69E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#153563no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#34415Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6F213Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Midnight blue · ΔE 30.4Indigo · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 20.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#196A22
Analogous#4B196A, #6A1938
Triadic#616A19, #19616A
Split complementary#386A19, #196A4B
Tetradic#6A4B19, #196A22, #19386A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE71D2
Lighter +30%#D448C4
Lighter +20%#BD2CAD
Lighter +10%#932387
Darker −10%#410F3B
Darker −20%#170615
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A096E
Less saturated −25%#5A2954

Channel breakdown

R106
G25
B97
Red106 (41.6%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)61.83%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 19 · B 61

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