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Recognised as Colour

#6C3B6E

  • #6C3B6E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C3B6E is a magenta with RGB values 108, 59, 110 and HSL 298°, 30%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6C3B6E#6C3B6E
HEX#6C3B6E
RGBrgb(108, 59, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2314, 0.4314
RGB percentages42.4%, 23.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(297.6, 30.2%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 46.4%, 43.1%)
CMYK1.8%, 46.4%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,093,102
CSS custom property--colour: #6C3B6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#93C491

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#364970no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#444F6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6E404Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.5Purple · ΔE 33.1Midnight blue · ΔE 33.6Dark magenta · ΔE 37.2Medium purple · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D6E3B
Analogous#523B6E, #6E3B57
Triadic#6E6C3B, #3B6E6C
Split complementary#576E3B, #3B6E52
Tetradic#6E523B, #3D6E3B, #3B576E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEA6CF
Lighter +30%#BB85BD
Lighter +20%#A963AC
Lighter +10%#8D4D8F
Darker −10%#4B294D
Darker −20%#2B172C
Darker −30%#0A060A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F2683
Less saturated −25%#595059

Channel breakdown

R108
G59
B110
Red108 (42.4%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue297.65°
Saturation (HSL)30.18%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 3B · B 6E

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