Recognised as Colour

#55284C

#55284C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55284C is a magenta with RGB values 85, 40, 76 and HSL 312°, 36%, 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

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HEX#55284C

RGBrgb(85, 40, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1569, 0.298

RGB percentages33.3%, 15.7%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(312, 36%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 52.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 52.9%, 10.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,580,876

CSS custom property--colour: #55284C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.7:1

Contrast with white11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#AAD7B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#28344Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#353B4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#592A36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 30 Dim grey · ΔE 36 Black · ΔE 37.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#285531

Analogous#482855, #552835

Triadic#4C5528, #284C55

Split complementary#365528, #285548

Tetradic#554828, #285531, #283555

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C584B8

Lighter +30%#B561A4

Lighter +20%#9A498A

Lighter +10%#78386B

Darker −10%#32182D

Darker −20%#10070E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#651855

Less saturated −25%#453843

Channel breakdown

R85

G40

B76

Red85 (33.3%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 28 · B 4C

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