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Recognised as Colour

#55144A

  • #55144A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55144A is a magenta with RGB values 85, 20, 74 and HSL 310°, 62%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55144A#55144A
HEX#55144A
RGBrgb(85, 20, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0784, 0.2902
RGB percentages33.3%, 7.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(310.2, 61.9%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 76.5%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 76.5%, 12.9%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,575,754
CSS custom property--colour: #55144A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.25:1
Contrast with white13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#AAEBB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#142A4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3348no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5A192Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7Purple · ΔE 31.3Midnight blue · ΔE 32.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.1Dark magenta · ΔE 36.2Indigo · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#14551F
Analogous#401455, #551429
Triadic#4A5514, #144A55
Split complementary#2A5514, #145540
Tetradic#553F14, #14551F, #142955

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D95CC4
Lighter +30%#CF33B5
Lighter +20%#A82792
Lighter +10%#7E1E6E
Darker −10%#2C0A26
Darker −20%#020102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#620753
Less saturated −25%#482141

Channel breakdown

R85
G20
B74
Red85 (33.3%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue310.15°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 14 · B 4A

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