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Colour

#55005D

  • #55005D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#55005D is a magenta with RGB values 85, 0, 93 and HSL 295°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#55005D#55005D
HEX#55005D
RGBrgb(85, 0, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0, 0.3647
RGB percentages33.3%, 0%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(294.8, 100%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.8, 100%, 36.5%)
CMYK8.6%, 100%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,570,653
CSS custom property--colour: #55005D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#AAFFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00285Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#17315Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#571833no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 17.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 22.4Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#085D00
Analogous#27005D, #5D0036
Triadic#5D5500, #005D55
Split complementary#365D00, #005D27
Tetradic#5D2700, #085D00, #00365D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ED2AFF
Lighter +30%#E100F6
Lighter +20%#B200C3
Lighter +10%#840090
Darker −10%#26002A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55005D
Less saturated −25%#4B0C51

Channel breakdown

R85
G0
B93
Red85 (33.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue294.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 00 · B 5D

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