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Recognised as Colour

#6D2356

  • #6D2356
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#6D2356 is a magenta with RGB values 109, 35, 86 and HSL 319°, 51%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#6D2356#6D2356
HEX#6D2356
RGBrgb(109, 35, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1373, 0.3373
RGB percentages42.7%, 13.7%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(318.6, 51.4%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.6, 67.9%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 67.9%, 21.1%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,152,470
CSS custom property--colour: #6D2356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#92DCA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#293858no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F4454no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#742439no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 30.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 34Dark magenta · ΔE 34.9Medium violet red · ΔE 36.9Pale violetred · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 30.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#236D3A
Analogous#5F236D, #6D2331
Triadic#566D23, #23566D
Split complementary#316D23, #236D5F
Tetradic#6D5F23, #236D3A, #23316D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D884BE
Lighter +30%#CB5EA9
Lighter +20%#BA3C93
Lighter +10%#942F74
Darker −10%#461738
Darker −20%#200A19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F115D
Less saturated −25%#5B354F

Channel breakdown

R109
G35
B86
Red109 (42.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue318.65°
Saturation (HSL)51.39%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 23 · B 56

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