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Recognised as Colour

#6B0472

  • #6B0472
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#6B0472 is a magenta with RGB values 107, 4, 114 and HSL 296°, 93%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#6B0472#6B0472
HEX#6B0472
RGBrgb(107, 4, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.0157, 0.4471
RGB percentages42%, 1.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(296.2, 93.2%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.2, 96.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK6.1%, 96.5%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,013,490
CSS custom property--colour: #6B0472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#94FB8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003475no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#233F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D2041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 8.3Dark magenta · ΔE 13.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Indigo · ΔE 18.5Midnight blue · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0B7204
Analogous#340472, #720442
Triadic#726B04, #04726B
Split complementary#427204, #047234
Tetradic#723404, #0B7204, #044272

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ED49F9
Lighter +30%#E918F7
Lighter +20%#C707D5
Lighter +10%#9906A3
Darker −10%#3D0241
Darker −20%#0F010F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E0076
Less saturated −25%#5E1363

Channel breakdown

R107
G4
B114
Red107 (42%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue296.18°
Saturation (HSL)93.22%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 04 · B 72

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