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Recognised as Colour

#6D556D

  • #6D556D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6D556D is a magenta with RGB values 109, 85, 109 and HSL 300°, 12%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6D556D#6D556D
HEX#6D556D
RGBrgb(109, 85, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3333, 0.4275
RGB percentages42.7%, 33.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(300, 12.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 22%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 22%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,165,293
CSS custom property--colour: #6D556D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#92AA92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545B6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#595E6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6F575Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Gray · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.1Rosy brown · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#556D55
Analogous#61556D, #6D5561
Triadic#6D6D55, #556D6D
Split complementary#616D55, #556D61
Tetradic#6D6155, #556D55, #55616D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC0CE
Lighter +30%#B8A3B8
Lighter +20%#A187A1
Lighter +10%#8A6B8A
Darker −10%#503F50
Darker −20%#342834
Darker −30%#171217
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#853D85
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R109
G85
B109
Red109 (42.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)12.37%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 55 · B 6D

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