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Recognised as Colour

#55414C

  • #55414C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55414C is a magenta with RGB values 85, 65, 76 and HSL 327°, 13%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55414C#55414C
HEX#55414C
RGBrgb(85, 65, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2549, 0.298
RGB percentages33.3%, 25.5%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(327, 13.3%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327, 23.5%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 10.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,587,276
CSS custom property--colour: #55414C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#AABEB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42454Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#47484Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#584145no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.5Gray · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30Black · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41554A
Analogous#544155, #554142
Triadic#4C5541, #414C55
Split complementary#425541, #415554
Tetradic#555441, #41554A, #414255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBA7B2
Lighter +30%#A58A99
Lighter +20%#8F6D80
Lighter +10%#725766
Darker −10%#382B32
Darker −20%#1B1518
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#682E4E
Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R85
G65
B76
Red85 (33.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue327°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 41 · B 4C

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