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Recognised as Colour

#55144E

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

#55144E is a magenta with RGB values 85, 20, 78 and HSL 306°, 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

#55144E#55144E
HEX#55144E
RGBrgb(85, 20, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0784, 0.3059
RGB percentages33.3%, 7.8%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(306.5, 61.9%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 76.5%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 76.5%, 8.2%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,575,758
CSS custom property--colour: #55144E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#AAEBB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#112A50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#29344Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#591A2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Purple · ΔE 29.3Midnight blue · ΔE 30.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.7Dark magenta · ΔE 34.3Indigo · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#14551B
Analogous#3B1455, #55142E
Triadic#4E5514, #144E55
Split complementary#2E5514, #14553C
Tetradic#553B14, #14551B, #142D55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D95CCB
Lighter +30%#CF33BE
Lighter +20%#A8279A
Lighter +10%#7E1E74
Darker −10%#2C0A28
Darker −20%#020102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#620758
Less saturated −25%#482144

Channel breakdown

R85
G20
B78
Red85 (33.3%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue306.46°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 14 · B 4E

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