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Recognised as Colour

#6D2379

  • #6D2379
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6D2379 is a magenta with RGB values 109, 35, 121 and HSL 292°, 55%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6D2379#6D2379
HEX#6D2379
RGBrgb(109, 35, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1373, 0.4745
RGB percentages42.7%, 13.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(291.6, 55.1%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 71.1%, 47.5%)
CMYK9.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,152,505
CSS custom property--colour: #6D2379;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#92DC86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#063F7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E4777no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6E324Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.3Purple · ΔE 14.4Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Indigo · ΔE 22.6Midnight blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F7923
Analogous#422379, #79235A
Triadic#796D23, #23796D
Split complementary#5A7923, #237942
Tetradic#794223, #2F7923, #235A79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D28BDD
Lighter +30%#C263D2
Lighter +20%#B33CC6
Lighter +10%#912EA1
Darker −10%#491851
Darker −20%#260C2A
Darker −30%#020102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7B108D
Less saturated −25%#5F3766

Channel breakdown

R109
G35
B121
Red109 (42.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue291.63°
Saturation (HSL)55.13%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 23 · B 79

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