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Colour

#55224D

  • #55224D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55224D is a magenta with RGB values 85, 34, 77 and HSL 309°, 43%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55224D#55224D
HEX#55224D
RGBrgb(85, 34, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1333, 0.302
RGB percentages33.3%, 13.3%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(309.4, 42.9%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 60%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 60%, 9.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,579,341
CSS custom property--colour: #55224D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#AADDB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#21314Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#31384Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#592534no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Midnight blue · ΔE 34.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.7Purple · ΔE 36.5Dim grey · ΔE 40.3Black · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22552A
Analogous#442255, #552233
Triadic#4D5522, #224D55
Split complementary#335522, #225544
Tetradic#554422, #22552A, #223355

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CA79BD
Lighter +30%#BB55AB
Lighter +20%#9E3F8F
Lighter +10%#79316E
Darker −10%#31132C
Darker −20%#0C050B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#641357
Less saturated −25%#463143

Channel breakdown

R85
G34
B77
Red85 (33.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue309.41°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 22 · B 4D

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