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Recognised as Colour

#55024C

  • #55024C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#55024C is a magenta with RGB values 85, 2, 76 and HSL 307°, 95%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#55024C#55024C
HEX#55024C
RGBrgb(85, 2, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0078, 0.298
RGB percentages33.3%, 0.8%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(306.5, 95.4%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 97.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 97.6%, 10.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,571,148
CSS custom property--colour: #55024C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.01:1
Contrast with white14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#AAFDB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00244Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#24304Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5A0D2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.4Midnight blue · ΔE 29.7Dark magenta · ΔE 30.3Indigo · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 25.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02550B
Analogous#350255, #550222
Triadic#4C5502, #024C55
Split complementary#235502, #025535
Tetradic#553502, #02550B, #022355

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA29E3
Lighter +30%#EA06D2
Lighter +20%#B904A5
Lighter +10%#870379
Darker −10%#23011F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#57004E
Less saturated −25%#4A0D43

Channel breakdown

R85
G2
B76
Red85 (33.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue306.51°
Saturation (HSL)95.4%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 02 · B 4C

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