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Recognised as Colour

#6A2C73

  • #6A2C73
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A2C73 is a magenta with RGB values 106, 44, 115 and HSL 292°, 45%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6A2C73#6A2C73
HEX#6A2C73
RGBrgb(106, 44, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.1725, 0.451
RGB percentages41.6%, 17.3%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(292.4, 44.7%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 61.7%, 45.1%)
CMYK7.8%, 61.7%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,958,195
CSS custom property--colour: #6A2C73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#95D38C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E4175no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#354871no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6B364Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Purple · ΔE 21.7Midnight blue · ΔE 26Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Indigo · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35732C
Analogous#462C73, #732C59
Triadic#736A2C, #2C736A
Split complementary#59732C, #2C7347
Tetradic#73472C, #35732C, #2C5973

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CE95D6
Lighter +30%#BD70C8
Lighter +20%#AC4BBA
Lighter +10%#8C3A98
Darker −10%#481E4E
Darker −20%#261029
Darker −30%#040204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#791887
Less saturated −25%#5B405F

Channel breakdown

R106
G44
B115
Red106 (41.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue292.39°
Saturation (HSL)44.65%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 2C · B 73

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