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Recognised as Colour

#55184D

  • #55184D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55184D is a magenta with RGB values 85, 24, 77 and HSL 308°, 56%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55184D#55184D
HEX#55184D
RGBrgb(85, 24, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0941, 0.302
RGB percentages33.3%, 9.4%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(307.9, 56%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.9, 71.8%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 71.8%, 9.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,576,781
CSS custom property--colour: #55184D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#AAE7B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#162C4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B354Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#591D30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Purple · ΔE 31.4Midnight blue · ΔE 31.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.3Dark magenta · ΔE 36.3Indigo · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#185520
Analogous#3E1855, #55182F
Triadic#4D5518, #184D55
Split complementary#2E5518, #18553E
Tetradic#553F18, #185520, #182F55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D465C5
Lighter +30%#C83EB6
Lighter +20%#A52E95
Lighter +10%#7D2371
Darker −10%#2D0D29
Darker −20%#050205
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#630A57
Less saturated −25%#472643

Channel breakdown

R85
G24
B77
Red85 (33.3%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue307.87°
Saturation (HSL)55.96%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 18 · B 4D

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