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Recognised as Colour

#6C246D

  • #6C246D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#6C246D is a magenta with RGB values 108, 36, 109 and HSL 299°, 50%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#6C246D#6C246D
HEX#6C246D
RGBrgb(108, 36, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1412, 0.4275
RGB percentages42.4%, 14.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(299.2, 50.3%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.2, 67%, 42.7%)
CMYK0.9%, 67%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,087,213
CSS custom property--colour: #6C246D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#93DB92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A3D6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#35466Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6F2E45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1Midnight blue · ΔE 27.6Indigo · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 19.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#256D24
Analogous#48246D, #6D2449
Triadic#6D6C24, #246D6C
Split complementary#496D24, #246D48
Tetradic#6D4824, #256D24, #24496D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D686D7
Lighter +30%#C960CA
Lighter +20%#B83DBA
Lighter +10%#923193
Darker −10%#461747
Darker −20%#200B20
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E127F
Less saturated −25%#5A365B

Channel breakdown

R108
G36
B109
Red108 (42.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue299.18°
Saturation (HSL)50.34%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 24 · B 6D

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