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Colour

#552D54

  • #552D54
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#552D54 is a magenta with RGB values 85, 45, 84 and HSL 302°, 31%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#552D54#552D54
HEX#552D54
RGBrgb(85, 45, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1765, 0.3294
RGB percentages33.3%, 17.6%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(301.5, 30.8%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.5, 47.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 47.1%, 1.2%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,582,164
CSS custom property--colour: #552D54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#AAD2AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A3855no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#353D53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#57313Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 35.4Midnight blue · ΔE 35.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.8Black · ΔE 38.9Slate grey · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D552E
Analogous#422D55, #552D40
Triadic#54552D, #2D5455
Split complementary#40552D, #2D5542
Tetradic#55422D, #2D552E, #2D4055

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C28CC1
Lighter +30%#B06BAF
Lighter +20%#985096
Lighter +10%#763F75
Darker −10%#341B33
Darker −20%#120A12
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#651D63
Less saturated −25%#453D45

Channel breakdown

R85
G45
B84
Red85 (33.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue301.5°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2D · B 54

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