Colour

#6A4E6F

#6A4E6F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6A4E6F is a magenta with RGB values 106, 78, 111 and HSL 291°, 17%, 37%. 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

#6A4E6F#6A4E6F

HEX#6A4E6F

RGBrgb(106, 78, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3059, 0.4353

RGB percentages41.6%, 30.6%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(290.9, 17.5%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 29.7%, 43.5%)

CMYK4.5%, 29.7%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,966,895

CSS custom property--colour: #6A4E6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1

Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#95B190

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B5670no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#51596Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6B515Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Gray · ΔE 28.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#536F4E

Analogous#5A4E6F, #6F4E63

Triadic#6F6A4E, #4E6F6A

Split complementary#636F4E, #4E6F5A

Tetradic#6F5A4E, #536F4E, #4E636F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CCBACF

Lighter +30%#B59CBA

Lighter +20%#9F7EA5

Lighter +10%#87638D

Darker −10%#4D3951

Darker −20%#312433

Darker −30%#140F15

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7A3687

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R106

G78

B111

Red106 (41.6%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue290.91°

Saturation (HSL)17.46%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 4E · B 6F

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