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Recognised as Colour

#6E2562

  • #6E2562
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#6E2562 is a magenta with RGB values 110, 37, 98 and HSL 310°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#6E2562#6E2562
HEX#6E2562
RGBrgb(110, 37, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1451, 0.3843
RGB percentages43.1%, 14.5%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(309.9, 49.7%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 66.4%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 66.4%, 10.9%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,218,530
CSS custom property--colour: #6E2562;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#91DA9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#253C64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4660no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#732A40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Dark magenta · ΔE 29.6Midnight blue · ΔE 33Medium violet red · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 25.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#256E31
Analogous#55256E, #6E253E
Triadic#626E25, #25626E
Split complementary#3E6E25, #256E55
Tetradic#6E5625, #256E31, #253E6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D788CA
Lighter +30%#CA62B9
Lighter +20%#BA3FA6
Lighter +10%#943284
Darker −10%#481840
Darker −20%#220B1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#80136E
Less saturated −25%#5C3756

Channel breakdown

R110
G37
B98
Red110 (43.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue309.86°
Saturation (HSL)49.66%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 25 · B 62

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