Colour

#6E1742

#6E1742
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#6E1742 is a red with RGB values 110, 23, 66 and HSL 330°, 65%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#6E1742

RGBrgb(110, 23, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.0902, 0.2588

RGB percentages43.1%, 9%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(330.3, 65.4%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.3, 79.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 79.1%, 40%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,214,914

CSS custom property--colour: #6E1742;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.26:1

Contrast with white11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#91E8BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#283043no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#414040no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Tritanopia#770C2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 36.4 Purple · ΔE 37.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 37.7 Brown · ΔE 37.9 Indian red · ΔE 39 Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 36.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#176E43

Analogous#6E176D, #6E1817

Triadic#426E17, #17426E

Split complementary#176E18, #176D6E

Tetradic#6D6E17, #176E43, #18176E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E170A8

Lighter +30%#D8468E

Lighter +20%#C22975

Lighter +10%#98205B

Darker −10%#440E29

Darker −20%#1A050F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7F0642

Less saturated −25%#5D2842

Channel breakdown

R110

G23

B66

Red110 (43.1%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue330.34°

Saturation (HSL)65.41%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 17 · B 42

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