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Recognised as Colour

#6F4172

  • #6F4172
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6F4172 is a magenta with RGB values 111, 65, 114 and HSL 296°, 27%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6F4172#6F4172
HEX#6F4172
RGBrgb(111, 65, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2549, 0.4471
RGB percentages43.5%, 25.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(296.3, 27.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.3, 43%, 44.7%)
CMYK2.6%, 43%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,291,250
CSS custom property--colour: #6F4172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#90BE8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#485470no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#714654no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8Purple · ΔE 35Midnight blue · ΔE 35.2Dim grey · ΔE 36.1Slate grey · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#447241
Analogous#564172, #72415D
Triadic#726F41, #41726F
Split complementary#5D7241, #417256
Tetradic#725641, #447241, #415D72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFAED1
Lighter +30%#BB8EBE
Lighter +20%#A86DAC
Lighter +10%#8F5492
Darker −10%#4F2E52
Darker −20%#301C31
Darker −30%#100911
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#832B88
Less saturated −25%#5B575C

Channel breakdown

R111
G65
B114
Red111 (43.5%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue296.33°
Saturation (HSL)27.37%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 41 · B 72

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