Exploring the Color #6A2E74

#6A2E74 sits at 291° on the color wheel, placing it in the magenta family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 43% saturation and 32% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 106, 46, 116 produces a 9.31:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6A2E74 is a clear variant of CSS purple — about 52 units away from #800080. Designers reach for magenta hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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