Colour

#53234B

#53234B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#53234B is a magenta with RGB values 83, 35, 75 and HSL 310°, 41%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#53234B

RGBrgb(83, 35, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1373, 0.2941

RGB percentages32.5%, 13.7%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(310, 40.7%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310, 57.8%, 32.5%)

CMYK0%, 57.8%, 9.6%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,448,523

CSS custom property--colour: #53234B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.28:1

Contrast with white12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#ACDCB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23304Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#31374Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Tritanopia#572633no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.2 Purple · ΔE 38.4 Black · ΔE 38.8 Dim grey · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23532B

Analogous#432353, #532333

Triadic#4B5323, #234B53

Split complementary#335323, #235343

Tetradic#534323, #23532B, #233353

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C77BBA

Lighter +30%#B857A8

Lighter +20%#9B418C

Lighter +10%#77326B

Darker −10%#2F142B

Darker −20%#0B050A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#621455

Less saturated −25%#443241

Channel breakdown

R83

G35

B75

Red83 (32.5%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue310°

Saturation (HSL)40.68%

Lightness23.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 53 · G 23 · B 4B

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