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Recognised as Colour

#55213E

  • #55213E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#55213E is a magenta with RGB values 85, 33, 62 and HSL 327°, 44%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#55213E#55213E
HEX#55213E
RGBrgb(85, 33, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1294, 0.2431
RGB percentages33.3%, 12.9%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(326.5, 44.1%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.5, 61.2%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 61.2%, 27.1%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,579,070
CSS custom property--colour: #55213E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.55:1
Contrast with white12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#AADEC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#272E3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#35373Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5B202Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 35.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.6Dim grey · ΔE 36.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.9Gray · ΔE 43.1Midnight blue · ΔE 43.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 35.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#215538
Analogous#522155, #552124
Triadic#3E5521, #213E55
Split complementary#245521, #215552
Tetradic#555221, #215538, #212455

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CA78A6
Lighter +30%#BC538E
Lighter +20%#9E3E74
Lighter +10%#7A2F59
Darker −10%#301323
Darker −20%#0C0408
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#641240
Less saturated −25%#46303C

Channel breakdown

R85
G33
B62
Red85 (33.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue326.54°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 21 · B 3E

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