Colour

#55002F

#55002F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#55002F is a magenta with RGB values 85, 0, 47 and HSL 327°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#55002F#55002F

HEX#55002F

RGBrgb(85, 0, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0, 0.1843

RGB percentages33.3%, 0%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(326.8, 100%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.8, 100%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 44.7%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,570,607

CSS custom property--colour: #55002F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.71:1

Contrast with white14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#AAFFD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#161E30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E2E2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5D0018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 40.5 Brown · ΔE 42.1 Black · ΔE 42.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.7 Maroon · ΔE 44.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 44.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 40.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#005526

Analogous#500055, #550005

Triadic#2F5500, #002F55

Split complementary#055500, #005550

Tetradic#555000, #005526, #000555

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF229C

Lighter +30%#EE0084

Lighter +20%#BB0067

Lighter +10%#88004B

Darker −10%#220013

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#55002F

Less saturated −25%#4A0B2E

Channel breakdown

R85

B47

Red85 (33.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue326.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 00 · B 2F

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