Colour

#55253E

#55253E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55253E is a magenta with RGB values 85, 37, 62 and HSL 329°, 39%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#55253E

RGBrgb(85, 37, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1451, 0.2431

RGB percentages33.3%, 14.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(328.8, 39.3%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 56.5%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 56.5%, 27.1%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,580,094

CSS custom property--colour: #55253E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.21:1

Contrast with white12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#AADAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A303Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#37383Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#5B232Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 34.3 Black · ΔE 34.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.4 Gray · ΔE 40.8 Slate grey · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 34.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25553C

Analogous#542555, #552526

Triadic#3E5525, #253E55

Split complementary#265525, #255554

Tetradic#555425, #25553C, #252655

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C77FA5

Lighter +30%#B85B8B

Lighter +20%#9C4472

Lighter +10%#793458

Darker −10%#311624

Darker −20%#0E060A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#64163F

Less saturated −25%#46343D

Channel breakdown

R85

G37

B62

Red85 (33.3%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue328.75°

Saturation (HSL)39.34%

Lightness23.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 25 · B 3E

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