Colour

#6C0041

#6C0041
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6C0041 is a magenta with RGB values 108, 0, 65 and HSL 324°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6C0041

RGBrgb(108, 0, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0, 0.2549

RGB percentages42.4%, 0%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(323.9, 100%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(323.9, 100%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 39.8%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,077,953

CSS custom property--colour: #6C0041;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1

Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#93FFBE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D2942no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B3C3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#750023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 32.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 34.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 36.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 39.1 Brown · ΔE 40.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 32.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#006C2B

Analogous#61006C, #6C000B

Triadic#416C00, #00416C

Split complementary#0B6C00, #006C61

Tetradic#6C6100, #006C2B, #000B6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF39B0

Lighter +30%#FF069C

Lighter +20%#D2007E

Lighter +10%#9F0060

Darker −10%#390022

Darker −20%#060004

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6C0041

Less saturated −25%#5F0E3E

Channel breakdown

R108

B65

Red108 (42.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue323.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 00 · B 41

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Colour values

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