Recognised as Colour

#6D486D

#6D486D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D486D is a magenta with RGB values 109, 72, 109 and HSL 300°, 20%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6D486D

RGBrgb(109, 72, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2824, 0.4275

RGB percentages42.7%, 28.2%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(300, 20.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 33.9%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 33.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,161,965

CSS custom property--colour: #6D486D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#92B792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45526Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E566Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6F4B56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28.3 Slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 32 Gray · ΔE 32.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#486D48

Analogous#5A486D, #6D485A

Triadic#6D6D48, #486D6D

Split complementary#5A6D48, #486D5A

Tetradic#6D5A48, #486D48, #485A6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDB4CD

Lighter +30%#B995B9

Lighter +20%#A576A5

Lighter +10%#8C5C8C

Darker −10%#4E344E

Darker −20%#301F30

Darker −30%#110B11

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#843184

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R109

G72

B109

Red109 (42.7%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)20.44%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 48 · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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