Recognised as Colour

#6E004F

#6E004F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6E004F is a magenta with RGB values 110, 0, 79 and HSL 317°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6E004F

RGBrgb(110, 0, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0, 0.3098

RGB percentages43.1%, 0%, 31%

HSLhsl(316.9, 100%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.9, 100%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 28.2%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,209,039

CSS custom property--colour: #6E004F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.82:1

Contrast with white11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#91FFB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#152C51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#383D4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Tritanopia#76002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 24.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.8 Indigo · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 24.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#006E1F

Analogous#56006E, #6E0018

Triadic#4F6E00, #004F6E

Split complementary#186E00, #006E56

Tetradic#6E5600, #006E1F, #00186E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF3BC8

Lighter +30%#FF08B9

Lighter +20%#D40098

Lighter +10%#A10074

Darker −10%#3B002A

Darker −20%#080006

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E004F

Less saturated −25%#600E49

Channel breakdown

R110

B79

Red110 (43.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue316.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness21.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 00 · B 4F

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