Colour

#55234C

#55234C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55234C is a magenta with RGB values 85, 35, 76 and HSL 311°, 42%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#55234C

RGBrgb(85, 35, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1373, 0.298

RGB percentages33.3%, 13.7%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(310.8, 41.7%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 58.8%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 58.8%, 10.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,579,596

CSS custom property--colour: #55234C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.13:1

Contrast with white12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#AADCB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23314Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#32384Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Tritanopia#592634no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.7 Purple · ΔE 37.6 Dim grey · ΔE 39.4 Black · ΔE 39.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#23552C

Analogous#452355, #552333

Triadic#4C5523, #234C55

Split complementary#335523, #235545

Tetradic#554523, #23552C, #233355

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C97BBB

Lighter +30%#BA57A8

Lighter +20%#9D418D

Lighter +10%#79326C

Darker −10%#31142C

Darker −20%#0D050B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#641456

Less saturated −25%#463242

Channel breakdown

R85

G35

B76

Red85 (33.3%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue310.8°

Saturation (HSL)41.67%

Lightness23.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 23 · B 4C

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