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Recognised as Colour

#53235A

  • #53235A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#53235A is a magenta with RGB values 83, 35, 90 and HSL 292°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#53235A#53235A
HEX#53235A
RGBrgb(83, 35, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1373, 0.3529
RGB percentages32.5%, 13.7%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(292.4, 44%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 61.1%, 35.3%)
CMYK7.8%, 61.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,448,538
CSS custom property--colour: #53235A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#ACDCA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#19335Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3959no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#542B3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Midnight blue · ΔE 27.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Purple · ΔE 31.2Dark magenta · ΔE 36Indigo · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A5A23
Analogous#38235A, #5A2345
Triadic#5A5323, #235A53
Split complementary#465A23, #235A38
Tetradic#5A3823, #2A5A23, #23455A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C27DCC
Lighter +30%#B158BE
Lighter +20%#9740A3
Lighter +10%#75317F
Darker −10%#311535
Darker −20%#0F0611
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F136A
Less saturated −25%#47334A

Channel breakdown

R83
G35
B90
Red83 (32.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue292.36°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 23 · B 5A

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