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Recognised as Colour

#6C1940

  • #6C1940
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#6C1940 is a red with RGB values 108, 25, 64 and HSL 332°, 62%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#6C1940#6C1940
HEX#6C1940
RGBrgb(108, 25, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.098, 0.251
RGB percentages42.4%, 9.8%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(331.8, 62.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.8, 76.9%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 76.9%, 40.7%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,084,352
CSS custom property--colour: #6C1940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#93E6BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#293041no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#40403Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#750F2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 36.7Brown · ΔE 37.5Indian red · ΔE 38.7Purple · ΔE 39Medium violet red · ΔE 39.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 36.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#196C45
Analogous#6C1969, #6C1C19
Triadic#406C19, #19406C
Split complementary#196C1C, #19696C
Tetradic#696C19, #196C45, #1C196C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE73A5
Lighter +30%#D5498B
Lighter +20%#BF2C71
Lighter +10%#952359
Darker −10%#430F27
Darker −20%#19060F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7D083F
Less saturated −25%#5B2A41

Channel breakdown

R108
G25
B64
Red108 (42.4%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue331.81°
Saturation (HSL)62.41%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 19 · B 40

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