Colour

#6B2457

#6B2457
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B2457 is a magenta with RGB values 107, 36, 87 and HSL 317°, 50%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6B2457

RGBrgb(107, 36, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1412, 0.3412

RGB percentages42%, 14.1%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(316.9, 49.7%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.9, 66.4%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 66.4%, 18.7%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,021,655

CSS custom property--colour: #6B2457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.42:1

Contrast with white10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#94DBA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#283859no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E4455no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#71263Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9 Purple · ΔE 30.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 37 Pale violetred · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#246B38

Analogous#5C246B, #6B2433

Triadic#576B24, #24576B

Split complementary#336B24, #246B5C

Tetradic#6B5C24, #246B38, #24336B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D685BF

Lighter +30%#C95FAB

Lighter +20%#B73E95

Lighter +10%#913176

Darker −10%#451738

Darker −20%#1F0A19

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D125F

Less saturated −25%#59364F

Channel breakdown

R107

G36

B87

Red107 (42%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue316.9°

Saturation (HSL)49.65%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 24 · B 57

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