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Recognised as Colour

#6A4966

  • #6A4966
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A4966 is a magenta with RGB values 106, 73, 102 and HSL 307°, 18%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A4966#6A4966
HEX#6A4966
RGBrgb(106, 73, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2863, 0.4
RGB percentages41.6%, 28.6%, 40%
HSLhsl(307.3, 18.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.3, 31.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 31.1%, 3.8%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,965,606
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4966;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#95B699

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#485167no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#505565no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D4B53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#496A4D
Analogous#5E496A, #6A4956
Triadic#666A49, #49666A
Split complementary#566A49, #496A5D
Tetradic#6A5E49, #496A4D, #49566A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBB4C8
Lighter +30%#B696B2
Lighter +20%#A2779C
Lighter +10%#885E83
Darker −10%#4C3449
Darker −20%#2E1F2C
Darker −30%#0F0B0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#803377
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R106
G73
B102
Red106 (41.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue307.27°
Saturation (HSL)18.44%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 49 · B 66

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