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Recognised as Colour

#6A5A6D

  • #6A5A6D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5A6D is a magenta with RGB values 106, 90, 109 and HSL 291°, 10%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A5A6D#6A5A6D
HEX#6A5A6D
RGBrgb(106, 90, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3529, 0.4275
RGB percentages41.6%, 35.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(290.5, 9.5%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 17.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK2.8%, 17.4%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,969,965
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5A6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#95A592

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585E6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C606Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6B5C60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Gray · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6D5A
Analogous#615A6D, #6D5A67
Triadic#6D6A5A, #5A6D6A
Split complementary#666D5A, #5A6D61
Tetradic#6D615A, #5D6D5A, #5A666D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC4CF
Lighter +30%#B5A8B8
Lighter +20%#9D8DA0
Lighter +10%#857189
Darker −10%#4F4351
Darker −20%#342C35
Darker −30%#191519
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7B4186
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R106
G90
B109
Red106 (41.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue290.53°
Saturation (HSL)9.55%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 5A · B 6D

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