Colour

#3B0523

#3B0523
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3B0523 is a magenta with RGB values 59, 5, 35 and HSL 327°, 84%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3B0523

RGBrgb(59, 5, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0196, 0.1373

RGB percentages23.1%, 2%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(326.7, 84.4%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.7, 91.5%, 23.1%)

CMYK0%, 91.5%, 40.7%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,867,939

CSS custom property--colour: #3B0523;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.05:1

Contrast with white17.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#C4FADC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0F1624no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F1F22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#400213no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.7 Dim grey · ΔE 44.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 45.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 45.4 Purple · ΔE 48.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#053B1D

Analogous#38053B, #3B0508

Triadic#233B05, #05233B

Split complementary#083B05, #053B38

Tetradic#3B3805, #053B1D, #05083B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EC2091

Lighter +30%#C81177

Lighter +20%#990D5B

Lighter +10%#6A093F

Darker −10%#0C0107

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#400024

Less saturated −25%#330D22

Channel breakdown

R59

B35

Red59 (23.1%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue326.67°

Saturation (HSL)84.38%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3B · G 05 · B 23

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