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Recognised as Colour

#6B336B

  • #6B336B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B336B is a magenta with RGB values 107, 51, 107 and HSL 300°, 35%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6B336B#6B336B
HEX#6B336B
RGBrgb(107, 51, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2, 0.4196
RGB percentages42%, 20%, 42%
HSLhsl(300, 35.4%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 52.3%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 52.3%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,025,515
CSS custom property--colour: #6B336B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#94CC94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E446Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F4B69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6E394Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27Purple · ΔE 29.2Midnight blue · ΔE 31.5Dark magenta · ΔE 33.5Medium purple · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#336B33
Analogous#4F336B, #6B334F
Triadic#6B6B33, #336B6B
Split complementary#4F6B33, #336B4F
Tetradic#6B4F33, #336B33, #334F6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF9BCF
Lighter +30%#BF78BF
Lighter +20%#AE56AE
Lighter +10%#8E438E
Darker −10%#482348
Darker −20%#261226
Darker −30%#030203
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F1F7F
Less saturated −25%#574757

Channel breakdown

R107
G51
B107
Red107 (42%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)35.44%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 33 · B 6B

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