Colour

#56005E

#56005E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#56005E is a magenta with RGB values 86, 0, 94 and HSL 295°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#56005E

RGBrgb(86, 0, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0, 0.3686

RGB percentages33.7%, 0%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(294.9, 100%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 100%, 36.9%)

CMYK8.5%, 100%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,636,190

CSS custom property--colour: #56005E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.48:1

Contrast with white13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#A9FFA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002960no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#17325Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Tritanopia#581834no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 17.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7 Indigo · ΔE 22.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#085E00

Analogous#27005E, #5E0037

Triadic#5E5600, #005E56

Split complementary#375E00, #005E27

Tetradic#5E2700, #085E00, #00375E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ED2BFF

Lighter +30%#E200F7

Lighter +20%#B300C4

Lighter +10%#850091

Darker −10%#27002B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#56005E

Less saturated −25%#4C0C52

Channel breakdown

R86

B94

Red86 (33.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue294.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 00 · B 5E

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