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Recognised as Colour

#55245E

  • #55245E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55245E is a magenta with RGB values 85, 36, 94 and HSL 291°, 45%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55245E#55245E
HEX#55245E
RGBrgb(85, 36, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1412, 0.3686
RGB percentages33.3%, 14.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(290.7, 44.6%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 61.7%, 36.9%)
CMYK9.6%, 61.7%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,579,870
CSS custom property--colour: #55245E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#AADBA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#193560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3A5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#562D3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Midnight blue · ΔE 26Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4Purple · ΔE 29.7Dark magenta · ΔE 34.4Indigo · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D5E24
Analogous#38245E, #5E244A
Triadic#5E5524, #245E55
Split complementary#4A5E24, #245E38
Tetradic#5E3824, #2D5E24, #244A5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C280CE
Lighter +30%#B05BC0
Lighter +20%#9840A8
Lighter +10%#763283
Darker −10%#341639
Darker −20%#120814
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#60146E
Less saturated −25%#4A344E

Channel breakdown

R85
G36
B94
Red85 (33.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue290.69°
Saturation (HSL)44.62%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 24 · B 5E

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