Colour

#6F0040

#6F0040
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6F0040 is a magenta with RGB values 111, 0, 64 and HSL 325°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6F0040

RGBrgb(111, 0, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0, 0.251

RGB percentages43.5%, 0%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(325.4, 100%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325.4, 100%, 43.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 42.3%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,274,560

CSS custom property--colour: #6F0040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12:1

Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#90FFBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F2A41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D3D3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Tritanopia#790022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 33.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 34 Dark magenta · ΔE 38 Pale violetred · ΔE 38.2 Brown · ΔE 39 Indian red · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 33.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#006F2F

Analogous#67006F, #6F0008

Triadic#406F00, #00406F

Split complementary#086F00, #006F67

Tetradic#6F6700, #006F2F, #00086F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF3CAC

Lighter +30%#FF0997

Lighter +20%#D5007B

Lighter +10%#A2005D

Darker −10%#3C0023

Darker −20%#090005

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6F0040

Less saturated −25%#610E3E

Channel breakdown

R111

B64

Red111 (43.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue325.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6F · G 00 · B 40

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