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Recognised as Colour

#6E003B

  • #6E003B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#6E003B is a magenta with RGB values 110, 0, 59 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

#6E003B#6E003B
HEX#6E003B
RGBrgb(110, 0, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0, 0.2314
RGB percentages43.1%, 0%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(327.8, 100%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.8, 100%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 46.4%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,209,019
CSS custom property--colour: #6E003B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.17:1
Contrast with white12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#91FFC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20293Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D3C39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#78001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 35.6Brown · ΔE 36.7Purple · ΔE 36.9Pale violetred · ΔE 38.3Indian red · ΔE 39.7Dark magenta · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 35.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#006E33
Analogous#6A006E, #6E0004
Triadic#3B6E00, #003B6E
Split complementary#046E00, #006E6A
Tetradic#6E6A00, #006E33, #00046E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF3BA4
Lighter +30%#FF088C
Lighter +20%#D40072
Lighter +10%#A10056
Darker −10%#3B0020
Darker −20%#080004
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E003B
Less saturated −25%#600E3A

Channel breakdown

R110
G0
B59
Red110 (43.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue327.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 00 · B 3B

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