Colour

#56115A

#56115A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#56115A is a magenta with RGB values 86, 17, 90 and HSL 297°, 68%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#56115A

RGBrgb(86, 17, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.0667, 0.3529

RGB percentages33.7%, 6.7%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(296.7, 68.2%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.7, 81.1%, 35.3%)

CMYK4.4%, 81.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,640,538

CSS custom property--colour: #56115A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.93:1

Contrast with white12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#A9EEA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002C5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#223458no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#581E35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7 Indigo · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 22.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#155A11

Analogous#31115A, #5A113A

Triadic#5A5611, #115A56

Split complementary#3A5A11, #115A31

Tetradic#5A3111, #155A11, #113A5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D858DF

Lighter +30%#CE2DD7

Lighter +20%#A821B0

Lighter +10%#7F1985

Darker −10%#2D092F

Darker −20%#040104

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#620467

Less saturated −25%#4A1E4D

Channel breakdown

R86

G17

B90

Red86 (33.7%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue296.71°

Saturation (HSL)68.22%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 11 · B 5A

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