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Recognised as Colour

#55265D

  • #55265D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55265D is a magenta with RGB values 85, 38, 93 and HSL 291°, 42%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55265D#55265D
HEX#55265D
RGBrgb(85, 38, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.149, 0.3647
RGB percentages33.3%, 14.9%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(291.3, 42%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 59.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK8.6%, 59.1%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,580,381
CSS custom property--colour: #55265D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#AAD9A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C365Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C3B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#562E3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Midnight blue · ΔE 27.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8Purple · ΔE 31.3Dark magenta · ΔE 36Indigo · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E5D26
Analogous#39265D, #5D264A
Triadic#5D5526, #265D55
Split complementary#4A5D26, #265D39
Tetradic#5D3926, #2E5D26, #264A5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C283CC
Lighter +30%#B05FBD
Lighter +20%#9744A5
Lighter +10%#763581
Darker −10%#341739
Darker −20%#130815
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#61166D
Less saturated −25%#49364D

Channel breakdown

R85
G38
B93
Red85 (33.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue291.27°
Saturation (HSL)41.98%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 26 · B 5D

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