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Recognised as Colour

#6C1579

  • #6C1579
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#6C1579 is a magenta with RGB values 108, 21, 121 and HSL 292°, 70%, 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 Purple.

Colour values

#6C1579#6C1579
HEX#6C1579
RGBrgb(108, 21, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.0824, 0.4745
RGB percentages42.4%, 8.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(292.2, 70.4%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 82.6%, 47.5%)
CMYK10.7%, 82.6%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,083,385
CSS custom property--colour: #6C1579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#93EA86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#244377no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6D2A48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 9.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9Dark magenta · ΔE 14.1Indigo · ΔE 18Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#227915
Analogous#3A1579, #791554
Triadic#796C15, #15796C
Split complementary#547915, #15793A
Tetradic#793A15, #227915, #155479

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D873E7
Lighter +30%#CC48DF
Lighter +20%#BA24D0
Lighter +10%#931DA4
Darker −10%#450D4E
Darker −20%#1E0622
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79038B
Less saturated −25%#5F2767

Channel breakdown

R108
G21
B121
Red108 (42.4%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue292.2°
Saturation (HSL)70.42%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 15 · B 79

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