Colour

#6C3759

#6C3759
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C3759 is a magenta with RGB values 108, 55, 89 and HSL 322°, 33%, 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

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HEX#6C3759

RGBrgb(108, 55, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2157, 0.349

RGB percentages42.4%, 21.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(321.5, 32.5%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 49.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 49.1%, 17.6%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,092,057

CSS custom property--colour: #6C3759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1

Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#93C8A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A445Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#484C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#723744no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.2 Dim grey · ΔE 32.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.7 Slate grey · ΔE 37.5 Gray · ΔE 37.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 38.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 32.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#376C4A

Analogous#65376C, #6C373E

Triadic#596C37, #37596C

Split complementary#3E6C37, #376C65

Tetradic#6C6537, #376C4A, #373E6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFA0BE

Lighter +30%#BE7EA7

Lighter +20%#AC5D90

Lighter +10%#8E4875

Darker −10%#4A263D

Darker −20%#281521

Darker −30%#070305

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#80235F

Less saturated −25%#584B53

Channel breakdown

R108

G55

B89

Red108 (42.4%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue321.51°

Saturation (HSL)32.52%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 37 · B 59

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