Colour

#6E224E

#6E224E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6E224E is a magenta with RGB values 110, 34, 78 and HSL 325°, 53%, 28%. 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

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HEX#6E224E

RGBrgb(110, 34, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1333, 0.3059

RGB percentages43.1%, 13.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(325.3, 52.8%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325.3, 69.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 69.1%, 29.1%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,217,742

CSS custom property--colour: #6E224E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.49:1

Contrast with white10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#91DDB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C374Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#42444Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#761F34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 34.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 37.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 38.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 34.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#226E42

Analogous#68226E, #6E2228

Triadic#4E6E22, #224E6E

Split complementary#286E22, #226E68

Tetradic#6E6822, #226E42, #22286E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D983B5

Lighter +30%#CD5C9D

Lighter +20%#BC3A85

Lighter +10%#952E6A

Darker −10%#471632

Darker −20%#200A17

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#801051

Less saturated −25%#5C344B

Channel breakdown

R110

G34

B78

Red110 (43.1%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue325.26°

Saturation (HSL)52.78%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 22 · B 4E

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Colour values

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