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Recognised as Colour

#6A4E68

  • #6A4E68
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A4E68 is a magenta with RGB values 106, 78, 104 and HSL 304°, 15%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A4E68#6A4E68
HEX#6A4E68
RGBrgb(106, 78, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3059, 0.4078
RGB percentages41.6%, 30.6%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(304.3, 15.2%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.3, 26.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 1.9%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,966,888
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4E68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#95B197

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D5569no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#535867no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6C5057no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Gray · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7Rosy brown · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6A50
Analogous#5E4E6A, #6A4E5A
Triadic#686A4E, #4E686A
Split complementary#5A6A4E, #4E6A5E
Tetradic#6A5E4E, #4E6A50, #4E5A6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBB9CA
Lighter +30%#B69BB4
Lighter +20%#A07E9E
Lighter +10%#876485
Darker −10%#4D384B
Darker −20%#2F232E
Darker −30%#120D12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#81377C
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R106
G78
B104
Red106 (41.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue304.29°
Saturation (HSL)15.22%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 4E · B 68

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