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Recognised as Colour

#39173A

  • #39173A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#39173A is a magenta with RGB values 57, 23, 58 and HSL 298°, 43%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#39173A#39173A
HEX#39173A
RGBrgb(57, 23, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0902, 0.2275
RGB percentages22.4%, 9%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(298.3, 43.2%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.3, 60.3%, 22.7%)
CMYK1.7%, 60.3%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,741,498
CSS custom property--colour: #39173A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.47:1
Contrast with white15.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#C6E8C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#13223Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E2639no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3B1B26no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6Midnight blue · ΔE 35.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.2Dim grey · ΔE 40.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#183A17
Analogous#27173A, #3A172A
Triadic#3A3917, #173A39
Split complementary#2A3A17, #173A27
Tetradic#3A2717, #183A17, #172A3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC5EBF
Lighter +30%#A542A8
Lighter +20%#813483
Lighter +10%#5D255F
Darker −10%#150915
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#430D44
Less saturated −25%#2F2130

Channel breakdown

R57
G23
B58
Red57 (22.4%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue298.29°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 17 · B 3A

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