Colour

#55404F

#55404F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55404F is a magenta with RGB values 85, 64, 79 and HSL 317°, 14%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55404F#55404F

HEX#55404F

RGBrgb(85, 64, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.251, 0.3098

RGB percentages33.3%, 25.1%, 31%

HSLhsl(317.1, 14.1%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 24.7%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 24.7%, 7.1%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,587,023

CSS custom property--colour: #55404F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#AABFB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#404450no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#45474Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#574145no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Gray · ΔE 27.2 Slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Black · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#405546

Analogous#514055, #554045

Triadic#4F5540, #404F55

Split complementary#455540, #405550

Tetradic#555040, #405546, #404555

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCA5B5

Lighter +30%#A6889D

Lighter +20%#8F6C85

Lighter +10%#72566A

Darker −10%#382A34

Darker −20%#1B1419

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#682D57

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R85

G64

B79

Red85 (33.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue317.14°

Saturation (HSL)14.09%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 40 · B 4F

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