Recognised as Colour

#6B256F

#6B256F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6B256F is a magenta with RGB values 107, 37, 111 and HSL 297°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#6B256F#6B256F

HEX#6B256F

RGBrgb(107, 37, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1451, 0.4353

RGB percentages42%, 14.5%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(296.8, 50%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 66.7%, 43.5%)

CMYK3.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,021,935

CSS custom property--colour: #6B256F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.91:1

Contrast with white9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#94DA90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#183D71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#33466Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#6E3046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 19.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.7 Indigo · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#296F25

Analogous#46256F, #6F254E

Triadic#6F6B25, #256F6B

Split complementary#4E6F25, #256F46

Tetradic#6F4625, #296F25, #254E6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D389D8

Lighter +30%#C562CB

Lighter +20%#B53FBB

Lighter +10%#903295

Darker −10%#461849

Darker −20%#210C23

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7C1382

Less saturated −25%#5B385D

Channel breakdown

R107

G37

B111

Red107 (42%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue296.76°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 25 · B 6F

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