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Recognised as Colour

#6E003A

  • #6E003A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#6E003A is a magenta with RGB values 110, 0, 58 and HSL 328°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#6E003A#6E003A
HEX#6E003A
RGBrgb(110, 0, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0, 0.2275
RGB percentages43.1%, 0%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(328.4, 100%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.4, 100%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 47.3%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,209,018
CSS custom property--colour: #6E003A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#91FFC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#21293Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E3C38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#78001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 36Brown · ΔE 36.1Purple · ΔE 37.5Pale violetred · ΔE 38.3Indian red · ΔE 39.3Maroon · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 35.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#006E34
Analogous#6B006E, #6E0003
Triadic#3A6E00, #003A6E
Split complementary#036E00, #006E6B
Tetradic#6E6B00, #006E34, #00036E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF3BA2
Lighter +30%#FF088A
Lighter +20%#D40070
Lighter +10%#A10055
Darker −10%#3B001F
Darker −20%#080004
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E003A
Less saturated −25%#600E39

Channel breakdown

R110
G0
B58
Red110 (43.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue328.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 00 · B 3A

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