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Recognised as Colour

#502B40

  • #502B40
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#502B40 is a magenta with RGB values 80, 43, 64 and HSL 326°, 30%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#502B40#502B40
HEX#502B40
RGBrgb(80, 43, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1686, 0.251
RGB percentages31.4%, 16.9%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(325.9, 30.1%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.9, 46.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.2%, 20%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,253,952
CSS custom property--colour: #502B40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#AFD4BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#37393Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#542B33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 30.1Black · ΔE 31.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.2Gray · ΔE 37.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.5Slate grey · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 30.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B503B
Analogous#4E2B50, #502B2E
Triadic#40502B, #2B4050
Split complementary#2E502B, #2B504E
Tetradic#504E2B, #2B503B, #2B2E50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF88A7
Lighter +30%#AD678F
Lighter +20%#924F75
Lighter +10%#713D5B
Darker −10%#2F1925
Darker −20%#0E070B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F1C42
Less saturated −25%#413A3E

Channel breakdown

R80
G43
B64
Red80 (31.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue325.95°
Saturation (HSL)30.08%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 50 · G 2B · B 40

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