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Recognised as Colour

#6A3355

  • #6A3355
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A3355 is a magenta with RGB values 106, 51, 85 and HSL 323°, 35%, 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

#6A3355#6A3355
HEX#6A3355
RGBrgb(106, 51, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2, 0.3333
RGB percentages41.6%, 20%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(322.9, 35%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 51.9%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 51.9%, 19.8%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,959,957
CSS custom property--colour: #6A3355;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#95CCAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#374056no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#464954no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#703340no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.8Dim grey · ΔE 34.1Pale violetred · ΔE 36.3Gray · ΔE 38.9Slate grey · ΔE 39Rosy brown · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 32.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#336A48
Analogous#64336A, #6A3339
Triadic#556A33, #33556A
Split complementary#396A33, #336A64
Tetradic#6A6433, #336A48, #33396A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF9ABB
Lighter +30%#BE78A3
Lighter +20%#AD568C
Lighter +10%#8C4471
Darker −10%#482239
Darker −20%#25121E
Darker −30%#030102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E1F5A
Less saturated −25%#564750

Channel breakdown

R106
G51
B85
Red106 (41.6%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue322.91°
Saturation (HSL)35.03%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 33 · B 55

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