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Recognised as Colour

#6C3370

  • #6C3370
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C3370 is a magenta with RGB values 108, 51, 112 and HSL 296°, 37%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6C3370#6C3370
HEX#6C3370
RGBrgb(108, 51, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2, 0.4392
RGB percentages42.4%, 20%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(296.1, 37.4%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 54.5%, 43.9%)
CMYK3.6%, 54.5%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,091,056
CSS custom property--colour: #6C3370;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#93CC8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B4572no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D4C6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6E3A4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2Purple · ΔE 26.9Midnight blue · ΔE 29.7Dark magenta · ΔE 31.1Medium purple · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#377033
Analogous#4E3370, #703356
Triadic#706C33, #33706C
Split complementary#557033, #33704E
Tetradic#704E33, #377033, #335570

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF9DD2
Lighter +30%#BE7AC2
Lighter +20%#AC57B2
Lighter +10%#8E4393
Darker −10%#4A234D
Darker −20%#28132A
Darker −30%#070307
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E1F84
Less saturated −25%#5A475C

Channel breakdown

R108
G51
B112
Red108 (42.4%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue296.07°
Saturation (HSL)37.42%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 33 · B 70

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