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Recognised as Colour

#6A3C5E

  • #6A3C5E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A3C5E is a magenta with RGB values 106, 60, 94 and HSL 316°, 28%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6A3C5E#6A3C5E
HEX#6A3C5E
RGBrgb(106, 60, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2353, 0.3686
RGB percentages41.6%, 23.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(315.7, 27.7%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.7, 43.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 43.4%, 11.3%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,962,270
CSS custom property--colour: #6A3C5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#95C3A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D475Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#494E5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6F3D49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5Dim grey · ΔE 30.7Slate grey · ΔE 34.7Gray · ΔE 35.4Light slate grey · ΔE 36.7Pale violetred · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 30.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C6A48
Analogous#5F3C6A, #6A3C47
Triadic#5E6A3C, #3C5E6A
Split complementary#476A3C, #3C6A5F
Tetradic#6A5F3C, #3C6A48, #3C476A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCA6C2
Lighter +30%#BA85AC
Lighter +20%#A86496
Lighter +10%#8B4E7B
Darker −10%#492A41
Darker −20%#291724
Darker −30%#080507
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F2768
Less saturated −25%#555154

Channel breakdown

R106
G60
B94
Red106 (41.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue315.65°
Saturation (HSL)27.71%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 3C · B 5E

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