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Recognised as Colour

#523E4D

  • #523E4D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#523E4D is a magenta with RGB values 82, 62, 77 and HSL 315°, 14%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#523E4D#523E4D
HEX#523E4D
RGBrgb(82, 62, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2431, 0.302
RGB percentages32.2%, 24.3%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(315, 13.9%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 24.4%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.4%, 6.1%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,389,901
CSS custom property--colour: #523E4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#ADC1B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E424Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#43454Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#543F43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.6Gray · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9Black · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E5243
Analogous#4D3E52, #523E43
Triadic#4D523E, #3E4D52
Split complementary#43523E, #3E524D
Tetradic#524D3E, #3E5243, #3E4352

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9A3B4
Lighter +30%#A3869C
Lighter +20%#8C6A84
Lighter +10%#6F5468
Darker −10%#352832
Darker −20%#181216
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#642C56
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R82
G62
B77
Red82 (32.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)13.89%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 3E · B 4D

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