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Recognised as Colour

#6C2461

  • #6C2461
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#6C2461 is a magenta with RGB values 108, 36, 97 and HSL 309°, 50%, 28%. 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

#6C2461#6C2461
HEX#6C2461
RGBrgb(108, 36, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1412, 0.3804
RGB percentages42.4%, 14.1%, 38%
HSLhsl(309.2, 50%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 66.7%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 10.2%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,087,201
CSS custom property--colour: #6C2461;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#93DB9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#233A63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A455Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#71293Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.5Dark magenta · ΔE 29.8Midnight blue · ΔE 32.5Indigo · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 25.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#246C2F
Analogous#53246C, #6C243D
Triadic#616C24, #24616C
Split complementary#3D6C24, #246C53
Tetradic#6C5324, #246C2F, #243D6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D786CA
Lighter +30%#CA5FB9
Lighter +20%#B93EA6
Lighter +10%#923183
Darker −10%#46173F
Darker −20%#1F0A1C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E126D
Less saturated −25%#5A3654

Channel breakdown

R108
G36
B97
Red108 (42.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue309.17°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 24 · B 61

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