Colour

#6D274E

#6D274E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D274E is a magenta with RGB values 109, 39, 78 and HSL 327°, 47%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6D274E

RGBrgb(109, 39, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1529, 0.3059

RGB percentages42.7%, 15.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(326.6, 47.3%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.6, 64.2%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 64.2%, 28.4%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,153,486

CSS custom property--colour: #6D274E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.24:1

Contrast with white10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#92D8B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#30394Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#43454Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#752537no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.6 Purple · ΔE 36.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 40.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.1 Dim grey · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 35.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#276D46

Analogous#69276D, #6D272B

Triadic#4E6D27, #274E6D

Split complementary#2B6D27, #276D69

Tetradic#6D6927, #276D46, #272B6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D58BB4

Lighter +30%#C8659C

Lighter +20%#B84284

Lighter +10%#933469

Darker −10%#471A33

Darker −20%#220C18

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F1550

Less saturated −25%#5A394C

Channel breakdown

R109

G39

B78

Red109 (42.7%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue326.57°

Saturation (HSL)47.3%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 27 · B 4E

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