Colour

#6F2772

#6F2772
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6F2772 is a magenta with RGB values 111, 39, 114 and HSL 298°, 49%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6F2772

RGBrgb(111, 39, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1529, 0.4471

RGB percentages43.5%, 15.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(297.6, 49%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 65.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK2.6%, 65.8%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,284,594

CSS custom property--colour: #6F2772;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.51:1

Contrast with white9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#90D88D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B4074no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#364970no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#723149no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 18.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 23 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5 Indigo · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A7227

Analogous#4A2772, #722750

Triadic#726F27, #27726F

Split complementary#4F7227, #27724A

Tetradic#724A27, #2A7227, #274F72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D58DD8

Lighter +30%#C767CB

Lighter +20%#B941BE

Lighter +10%#943498

Darker −10%#4A1A4C

Darker −20%#250D26

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#811485

Less saturated −25%#5D3A5F

Channel breakdown

R111

G39

B114

Red111 (43.5%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue297.6°

Saturation (HSL)49.02%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 27 · B 72

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