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Recognised as Colour

#6A4E64

  • #6A4E64
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A4E64 is a magenta with RGB values 106, 78, 100 and HSL 313°, 15%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A4E64#6A4E64
HEX#6A4E64
RGBrgb(106, 78, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3059, 0.3922
RGB percentages41.6%, 30.6%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(312.9, 15.2%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 26.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 5.7%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,966,884
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4E64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#95B19B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E5465no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#545863no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6D4F56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Gray · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4Rosy brown · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6A54
Analogous#624E6A, #6A4E56
Triadic#646A4E, #4E646A
Split complementary#566A4E, #4E6A62
Tetradic#6A624E, #4E6A54, #4E566A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBB9C7
Lighter +30%#B69BB0
Lighter +20%#A07E99
Lighter +10%#876480
Darker −10%#4D3848
Darker −20%#2F232D
Darker −30%#120D11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#813771
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R106
G78
B100
Red106 (41.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue312.86°
Saturation (HSL)15.22%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 4E · B 64

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