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Recognised as Colour

#501B40

  • #501B40
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#501B40 is a magenta with RGB values 80, 27, 64 and HSL 318°, 50%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#501B40#501B40
HEX#501B40
RGBrgb(80, 27, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1059, 0.251
RGB percentages31.4%, 10.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(318.1, 49.5%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 66.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK0%, 66.3%, 20%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,249,856
CSS custom property--colour: #501B40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.36:1
Contrast with white13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#AFE4BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E2A41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E323Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#551C2Ano 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 text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.1Black · ΔE 37.2Midnight blue · ΔE 38.6Purple · ΔE 40Dim grey · ΔE 40.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 33.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B502B
Analogous#461B50, #501B25
Triadic#40501B, #1B4050
Split complementary#26501B, #1B5046
Tetradic#50451B, #1B502B, #1B2550

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD6AAF
Lighter +30%#C0449B
Lighter +20%#9C357D
Lighter +10%#76285F
Darker −10%#2A0E21
Darker −20%#040103
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D0E45
Less saturated −25%#43283B

Channel breakdown

R80
G27
B64
Red80 (31.4%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue318.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.53%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 50 · G 1B · B 40

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