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Colour

#38053B

  • #38053B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#38053B is a magenta with RGB values 56, 5, 59 and HSL 297°, 84%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#38053B#38053B
HEX#38053B
RGBrgb(56, 5, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0196, 0.2314
RGB percentages22%, 2%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(296.7, 84.4%, 12.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.7, 91.5%, 23.1%)
CMYK5.1%, 91.5%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,671,355
CSS custom property--colour: #38053B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.76:1
Contrast with white16.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#141414
Inverted#C7FAC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001A3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#12203Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#3A0F20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 28.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.7Purple · ΔE 36.4Indigo · ΔE 39Black · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 28.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#083B05
Analogous#1D053B, #3B0523
Triadic#3B3805, #053B38
Split complementary#233B05, #053B1D
Tetradic#3B1D05, #083B05, #05233B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E120EC
Lighter +30%#BE11C8
Lighter +20%#910D99
Lighter +10%#65096A
Darker −10%#0B010C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C0040
Less saturated −25%#310D33

Channel breakdown

R56
G5
B59
Red56 (22%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue296.67°
Saturation (HSL)84.38%
Lightness12.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 05 · B 3B

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