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Recognised as Colour

#6A265C

  • #6A265C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A265C is a magenta with RGB values 106, 38, 92 and HSL 312°, 47%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6A265C#6A265C
HEX#6A265C
RGBrgb(106, 38, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.149, 0.3608
RGB percentages41.6%, 14.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(312.4, 47.2%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.4, 64.2%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 64.2%, 13.2%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,956,636
CSS custom property--colour: #6A265C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#95D9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273A5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C445Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6F293Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Purple · ΔE 28.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.7Dark magenta · ΔE 33.4Midnight blue · ΔE 34.6Medium violet red · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#266A34
Analogous#56266A, #6A263A
Triadic#5C6A26, #265C6A
Split complementary#3A6A26, #266A56
Tetradic#6A5626, #266A34, #263A6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D488C4
Lighter +30%#C762B2
Lighter +20%#B5419D
Lighter +10%#90337D
Darker −10%#44193B
Darker −20%#1F0B1B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7C1467
Less saturated −25%#583851

Channel breakdown

R106
G38
B92
Red106 (41.6%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue312.35°
Saturation (HSL)47.22%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 26 · B 5C

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