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Colour

#6B3C53

  • #6B3C53
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6B3C53 is a red with RGB values 107, 60, 83 and HSL 331°, 28%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6B3C53#6B3C53
HEX#6B3C53
RGBrgb(107, 60, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2353, 0.3255
RGB percentages42%, 23.5%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(330.6, 28.1%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 43.9%, 42%)
CMYK0%, 43.9%, 22.4%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,027,795
CSS custom property--colour: #6B3C53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#94C3AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414654no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C4E52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#713B44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 27.6Gray · ΔE 32.8Slate grey · ΔE 34.1Rosy brown · ΔE 34.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.8Light slate grey · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 27.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C6B54
Analogous#6B3C6A, #6B3D3C
Triadic#536B3C, #3C536B
Split complementary#3C6B3D, #3C6A6B
Tetradic#6A6B3C, #3C6B54, #3D3C6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDA6B9
Lighter +30%#BB859F
Lighter +20%#A86586
Lighter +10%#8C4E6C
Darker −10%#4A2A3A
Darker −20%#2A1720
Darker −30%#090507
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#802753
Less saturated −25%#565153

Channel breakdown

R107
G60
B83
Red107 (42%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue330.64°
Saturation (HSL)28.14%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6B · G 3C · B 53

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