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Recognised as Colour

#6E596E

  • #6E596E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6E596E is a magenta with RGB values 110, 89, 110 and HSL 300°, 11%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E596E#6E596E
HEX#6E596E
RGBrgb(110, 89, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.349, 0.4314
RGB percentages43.1%, 34.9%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(300, 10.6%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 19.1%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.1%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,231,854
CSS custom property--colour: #6E596E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#91A691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585E6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C606Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6F5B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Gray · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6Rosy brown · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#596E59
Analogous#64596E, #6E5964
Triadic#6E6E59, #596E6E
Split complementary#646E59, #596E64
Tetradic#6E6459, #596E59, #59646E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFC4CF
Lighter +30%#B8A8B8
Lighter +20%#A28BA2
Lighter +10%#8A708A
Darker −10%#524252
Darker −20%#362B36
Darker −30%#191519
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#874087
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R110
G89
B110
Red110 (43.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)10.55%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 59 · B 6E

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