Recognised as Colour

#6F0256

#6F0256
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6F0256 is a magenta with RGB values 111, 2, 86 and HSL 314°, 96%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#6F0256#6F0256

HEX#6F0256

RGBrgb(111, 2, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.0078, 0.3373

RGB percentages43.5%, 0.8%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(313.8, 96.5%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 98.2%, 43.5%)

CMYK0%, 98.2%, 22.5%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,275,094

CSS custom property--colour: #6F0256;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.55:1

Contrast with white11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#90FDA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#112F58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#373F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Tritanopia#770630no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.5 Indigo · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#026F1B

Analogous#52026F, #6F021F

Triadic#566F02, #02566F

Split complementary#206F02, #026F52

Tetradic#6F5202, #026F1B, #021F6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC41D1

Lighter +30%#FB0FC5

Lighter +20%#D304A4

Lighter +10%#A1037D

Darker −10%#3D012F

Darker −20%#0B0008

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#710057

Less saturated −25%#61104E

Channel breakdown

R111

B86

Red111 (43.5%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue313.76°

Saturation (HSL)96.46%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6F · G 02 · B 56

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