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Recognised as Colour

#55173C

  • #55173C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55173C is a magenta with RGB values 85, 23, 60 and HSL 324°, 57%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55173C#55173C
HEX#55173C
RGBrgb(85, 23, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0902, 0.2353
RGB percentages33.3%, 9%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(324.2, 57.4%, 21.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.2, 72.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 72.9%, 29.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,576,508
CSS custom property--colour: #55173C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#AAE8C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F283Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#31333Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5B1527no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.2Black · ΔE 38.9Purple · ΔE 39.9Midnight blue · ΔE 41.5Dim grey · ΔE 41.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 36.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#175530
Analogous#4F1755, #55171D
Triadic#3C5517, #173C55
Split complementary#1D5517, #17554F
Tetradic#554F17, #175530, #171D55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D563A7
Lighter +30%#CA3B90
Lighter +20%#A52D75
Lighter +10%#7D2258
Darker −10%#2D0C20
Darker −20%#050103
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#620A3F
Less saturated −25%#482539

Channel breakdown

R85
G23
B60
Red85 (33.3%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue324.19°
Saturation (HSL)57.41%
Lightness21.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 17 · B 3C

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