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Recognised as Colour

#6F234A

  • #6F234A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#6F234A is a magenta with RGB values 111, 35, 74 and HSL 329°, 52%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#6F234A#6F234A
HEX#6F234A
RGBrgb(111, 35, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1373, 0.2902
RGB percentages43.5%, 13.7%, 29%
HSLhsl(329.2, 52.1%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 68.5%, 43.5%)
CMYK0%, 68.5%, 33.3%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,283,530
CSS custom property--colour: #6F234A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#90DCB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E374Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#444548no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#771E33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 35.2Purple · ΔE 37.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.9Medium violet red · ΔE 39Indian red · ΔE 39.4Brown · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 35.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#236F48
Analogous#6E236F, #6F2324
Triadic#4A6F23, #234A6F
Split complementary#246F23, #236F6E
Tetradic#6F6E23, #236F48, #23246F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D985B0
Lighter +30%#CC5F97
Lighter +20%#BD3B7E
Lighter +10%#962F64
Darker −10%#481730
Darker −20%#210B16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#81114A
Less saturated −25%#5D354A

Channel breakdown

R111
G35
B74
Red111 (43.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue329.21°
Saturation (HSL)52.05%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6F · G 23 · B 4A

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