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Recognised as Colour

#55294B

  • #55294B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#55294B is a magenta with RGB values 85, 41, 75 and HSL 314°, 35%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#55294B#55294B
HEX#55294B
RGBrgb(85, 41, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1608, 0.2941
RGB percentages33.3%, 16.1%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(313.6, 34.9%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.6, 51.8%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 51.8%, 11.8%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,581,131
CSS custom property--colour: #55294B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#AAD6B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A344Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#363B4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#592B36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9Dim grey · ΔE 35Black · ΔE 36.9Midnight blue · ΔE 38.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 39Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 30.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#295533
Analogous#492955, #552935
Triadic#4B5529, #294B55
Split complementary#355529, #295549
Tetradic#554929, #295533, #293555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C486B6
Lighter +30%#B463A1
Lighter +20%#9A4A88
Lighter +10%#773A69
Darker −10%#33182D
Darker −20%#10080E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#651954
Less saturated −25%#453942

Channel breakdown

R85
G41
B75
Red85 (33.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue313.64°
Saturation (HSL)34.92%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 29 · B 4B

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