Colour

#56255E

#56255E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56255E is a magenta with RGB values 86, 37, 94 and HSL 292°, 44%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#56255E

RGBrgb(86, 37, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1451, 0.3686

RGB percentages33.7%, 14.5%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(291.6, 43.5%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 60.6%, 36.9%)

CMYK8.5%, 60.6%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,645,662

CSS custom property--colour: #56255E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.53:1

Contrast with white11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#A9DAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B3660no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B3B5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#572D3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8 Purple · ΔE 30 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.8 Indigo · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D5E25

Analogous#39255E, #5E254A

Triadic#5E5625, #255E56

Split complementary#4A5E25, #255E3A

Tetradic#5E3925, #2D5E25, #254A5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C381CE

Lighter +30%#B15DBF

Lighter +20%#9942A7

Lighter +10%#773383

Darker −10%#351739

Darker −20%#130815

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#62156E

Less saturated −25%#4A354E

Channel breakdown

R86

G37

B94

Red86 (33.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue291.58°

Saturation (HSL)43.51%

Lightness25.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 25 · B 5E

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Colour values

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