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Recognised as Colour

#56185D

  • #56185D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56185D is a magenta with RGB values 86, 24, 93 and HSL 294°, 59%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#56185D#56185D
HEX#56185D
RGBrgb(86, 24, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.0941, 0.3647
RGB percentages33.7%, 9.4%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(293.9, 59%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 74.2%, 36.5%)
CMYK7.5%, 74.2%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,642,333
CSS custom property--colour: #56185D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#A9E7A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#042F5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#23365Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#582438no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Midnight blue · ΔE 23.9Purple · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 29Indigo · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F5D18
Analogous#34185D, #5D1841
Triadic#5D5618, #185D56
Split complementary#425D18, #185D34
Tetradic#5D3418, #1F5D18, #18425D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD69D8
Lighter +30%#BF40CE
Lighter +20%#A12DAE
Lighter +10%#7B2286
Darker −10%#310E34
Darker −20%#0B030C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#62096C
Less saturated −25%#4A274E

Channel breakdown

R86
G24
B93
Red86 (33.7%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue293.91°
Saturation (HSL)58.97%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 18 · B 5D

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