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Colour

#55004D

  • #55004D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#55004D is a magenta with RGB values 85, 0, 77 and HSL 306°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#55004D#55004D
HEX#55004D
RGBrgb(85, 0, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0, 0.302
RGB percentages33.3%, 0%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(305.6, 100%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.6, 100%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 9.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,570,637
CSS custom property--colour: #55004D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#AAFFB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00244Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#232F4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#590C2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 24.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7Midnight blue · ΔE 29.1Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4Indigo · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 24.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005508
Analogous#320055, #550023
Triadic#4D5500, #004D55
Split complementary#235500, #005532
Tetradic#553200, #005508, #002355

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF22EA
Lighter +30%#EE00D8
Lighter +20%#BB00A9
Lighter +10%#88007B
Darker −10%#22001F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55004D
Less saturated −25%#4A0B44

Channel breakdown

R85
G0
B77
Red85 (33.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue305.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 00 · B 4D

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