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Recognised as Colour

#6A4155

  • #6A4155
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A4155 is a red with RGB values 106, 65, 85 and HSL 331°, 24%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A4155#6A4155
HEX#6A4155
RGBrgb(106, 65, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2549, 0.3333
RGB percentages41.6%, 25.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(330.7, 24%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.7, 38.7%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 19.8%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,963,541
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4155;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#95BEAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#454956no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F5054no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#704048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.3Gray · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 31.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.7Rosy brown · ΔE 32.9Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#416A56
Analogous#6A416A, #6A4241
Triadic#556A41, #41556A
Split complementary#416A42, #416A6A
Tetradic#6A6A41, #416A56, #42416A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCABBB
Lighter +30%#B88CA1
Lighter +20%#A56C88
Lighter +10%#8A546E
Darker −10%#4A2E3C
Darker −20%#2B1A22
Darker −30%#0B0709
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F2C54
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R106
G65
B85
Red106 (41.6%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue330.73°
Saturation (HSL)23.98%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 41 · B 55

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