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Recognised as Colour

#56195E

  • #56195E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56195E is a magenta with RGB values 86, 25, 94 and HSL 293°, 58%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#56195E#56195E
HEX#56195E
RGBrgb(86, 25, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.098, 0.3686
RGB percentages33.7%, 9.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(293, 58%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293, 73.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK8.5%, 73.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,642,590
CSS custom property--colour: #56195E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#A9E6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#053060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#23375Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#572539no 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 text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6Purple · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 28.9Indigo · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#215E19
Analogous#33195E, #5E1944
Triadic#5E5619, #195E56
Split complementary#445E19, #195E33
Tetradic#5E3319, #215E19, #19445E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CB6BD8
Lighter +30%#BD43CD
Lighter +20%#A02EAF
Lighter +10%#7B2486
Darker −10%#310E36
Darker −20%#0C040D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#610A6D
Less saturated −25%#4B284F

Channel breakdown

R86
G25
B94
Red86 (33.7%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue293.04°
Saturation (HSL)57.98%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 19 · B 5E

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