Recognised as Colour

#6C2E55

#6C2E55
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C2E55 is a magenta with RGB values 108, 46, 85 and HSL 322°, 40%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C2E55

RGBrgb(108, 46, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1804, 0.3333

RGB percentages42.4%, 18%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(322.3, 40.3%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.3, 57.4%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 57.4%, 21.3%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,089,749

CSS custom property--colour: #6C2E55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05798WCAG 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 9.72:1

Contrast with white9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#93D1AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#333E56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#444853no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#732E3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.9 Purple · ΔE 36.9 Dim grey · ΔE 37.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 32.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2E6C45

Analogous#642E6C, #6C2E36

Triadic#556C2E, #2E556C

Split complementary#366C2E, #2E6C64

Tetradic#6C642E, #2E6C45, #2E366C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D294BB

Lighter +30%#C271A4

Lighter +20%#B34D8D

Lighter +10%#903D71

Darker −10%#481F39

Darker −20%#24101D

Darker −30%#010001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F1B5A

Less saturated −25%#594150

Channel breakdown

R108

G46

B85

Red108 (42.4%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue322.26°

Saturation (HSL)40.26%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 2E · B 55

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