Colour

#6F256A

#6F256A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6F256A is a magenta with RGB values 111, 37, 106 and HSL 304°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6F256A

RGBrgb(111, 37, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1451, 0.4157

RGB percentages43.5%, 14.5%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(304.1, 50%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.1, 66.7%, 43.5%)

CMYK0%, 66.7%, 4.5%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,284,074

CSS custom property--colour: #6F256A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.77:1

Contrast with white9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#90DA95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#203D6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#394768no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Tritanopia#732D44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.1 Indigo · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#256F2A

Analogous#4F256F, #6F2545

Triadic#6A6F25, #256A6F

Split complementary#456F25, #256F4F

Tetradic#6F4F25, #256F2A, #25456F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D889D2

Lighter +30%#CB62C4

Lighter +20%#BB3FB3

Lighter +10%#95328F

Darker −10%#491845

Darker −20%#230C21

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#82137A

Less saturated −25%#5D385A

Channel breakdown

R111

G37

B106

Red111 (43.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue304.05°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6F · G 25 · B 6A

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