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Colour

#6C197A

  • #6C197A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#6C197A is a magenta with RGB values 108, 25, 122 and HSL 291°, 66%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#6C197A#6C197A
HEX#6C197A
RGBrgb(108, 25, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.098, 0.4784
RGB percentages42.4%, 9.8%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(291.3, 66%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 79.5%, 47.8%)
CMYK11.5%, 79.5%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,084,410
CSS custom property--colour: #6C197A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#93E685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003B7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#264478no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6D2D49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 10.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3Dark magenta · ΔE 14.9Indigo · ΔE 18.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Midnight blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#277A19
Analogous#3B197A, #7A1958
Triadic#7A6C19, #197A6C
Split complementary#587A19, #197A3C
Tetradic#7A3C19, #277A19, #19587A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D57BE4
Lighter +30%#C751DB
Lighter +20%#B72ACF
Lighter +10%#9122A4
Darker −10%#471050
Darker −20%#210825
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79078C
Less saturated −25%#5F2B68

Channel breakdown

R108
G25
B122
Red108 (42.4%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue291.34°
Saturation (HSL)65.99%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 19 · B 7A

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