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Recognised as Colour

#53404E

  • #53404E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#53404E is a magenta with RGB values 83, 64, 78 and HSL 316°, 13%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#53404E#53404E
HEX#53404E
RGBrgb(83, 64, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.251, 0.3059
RGB percentages32.5%, 25.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(315.8, 12.9%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.8, 22.9%, 32.5%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 6%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,455,950
CSS custom property--colour: #53404E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#ACBFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#40444Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#44474Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#554145no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1Black · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#405345
Analogous#4E4053, #534045
Triadic#4E5340, #404E53
Split complementary#455340, #40534F
Tetradic#534F40, #405345, #404553

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAA5B4
Lighter +30%#A4889C
Lighter +20%#8D6C84
Lighter +10%#705669
Darker −10%#362A33
Darker −20%#191418
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#652E57
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R83
G64
B78
Red83 (32.5%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue315.79°
Saturation (HSL)12.93%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 53 · G 40 · B 4E

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