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Recognised as Colour

#6E1571

  • #6E1571
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#6E1571 is a magenta with RGB values 110, 21, 113 and HSL 298°, 69%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#6E1571#6E1571
HEX#6E1571
RGBrgb(110, 21, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.0824, 0.4431
RGB percentages43.1%, 8.2%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(298, 68.7%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298, 81.4%, 44.3%)
CMYK2.7%, 81.4%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,214,449
CSS custom property--colour: #6E1571;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#91EA8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#003873no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D436Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#712643no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#187115
Analogous#401571, #711546
Triadic#716E15, #15716E
Split complementary#467115, #157140
Tetradic#714015, #187115, #154671

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E06EE4
Lighter +30%#D743DC
Lighter +20%#C225C7
Lighter +10%#981D9C
Darker −10%#440D46
Darker −20%#1A051B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E0482
Less saturated −25%#5E2660

Channel breakdown

R110
G21
B113
Red110 (43.1%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue298.04°
Saturation (HSL)68.66%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 15 · B 71

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