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Colour

#55003C

  • #55003C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#55003C is a magenta with RGB values 85, 0, 60 and HSL 318°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#55003C#55003C
HEX#55003C
RGBrgb(85, 0, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0, 0.2353
RGB percentages33.3%, 0%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(317.6, 100%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 100%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 29.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,570,620
CSS custom property--colour: #55003C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.47:1
Contrast with white14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#AAFFC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E213Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A2E3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 33Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.8Dark magenta · ΔE 37.8Midnight blue · ΔE 38.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.3Medium violet red · ΔE 41.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 33.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005519
Analogous#430055, #550012
Triadic#3C5500, #003C55
Split complementary#125500, #005543
Tetradic#554300, #005519, #001255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF22BE
Lighter +30%#EE00A8
Lighter +20%#BB0084
Lighter +10%#880060
Darker −10%#220018
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55003C
Less saturated −25%#4A0B38

Channel breakdown

R85
G0
B60
Red85 (33.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue317.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 00 · B 3C

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