Recognised as Colour

#6B0169

#6B0169
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6B0169 is a magenta with RGB values 107, 1, 105 and HSL 301°, 98%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6B0169

RGBrgb(107, 1, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.0039, 0.4118

RGB percentages42%, 0.4%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(301.1, 98.1%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 99.1%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 99.1%, 1.9%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,012,713

CSS custom property--colour: #6B0169;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#94FE96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00316Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#293E67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6F193Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 11 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3 Indigo · ΔE 22.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#016B03

Analogous#38016B, #6B0134

Triadic#696B01, #01696B

Split complementary#346B01, #016B38

Tetradic#6B3801, #016B03, #01346B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD3BFA

Lighter +30%#FD08F8

Lighter +20%#D002CC

Lighter +10%#9E019B

Darker −10%#380137

Darker −20%#060006

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6C006A

Less saturated −25%#5E0E5C

Channel breakdown

R107

B105

Red107 (42%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue301.13°

Saturation (HSL)98.15%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 01 · B 69

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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