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Recognised as Colour

#6C5A69

  • #6C5A69
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C5A69 is a magenta with RGB values 108, 90, 105 and HSL 310°, 9%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C5A69#6C5A69
HEX#6C5A69
RGBrgb(108, 90, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3529, 0.4118
RGB percentages42.4%, 35.3%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(310, 9.1%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 16.7%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 2.8%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,101,033
CSS custom property--colour: #6C5A69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#93A596

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5E6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6068no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5B5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.4Gray · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A6C5D
Analogous#665A6C, #6C5A60
Triadic#696C5A, #5A696C
Split complementary#606C5A, #5A6C66
Tetradic#6C665A, #5A6C5D, #5A606C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC4CC
Lighter +30%#B7A8B4
Lighter +20%#A08C9C
Lighter +10%#887184
Darker −10%#50434E
Darker −20%#342C33
Darker −30%#191418
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#85417A
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R108
G90
B105
Red108 (42.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 5A · B 69

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