Colour

#56255F

#56255F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56255F is a magenta with RGB values 86, 37, 95 and HSL 291°, 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

#56255F#56255F

HEX#56255F

RGBrgb(86, 37, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1451, 0.3725

RGB percentages33.7%, 14.5%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(290.7, 43.9%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 61.1%, 37.3%)

CMYK9.5%, 61.1%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,645,663

CSS custom property--colour: #56255F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.5:1

Contrast with white11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#A9DAA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A3661no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B3B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#572E3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2 Purple · ΔE 29.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.3 Indigo · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E5F25

Analogous#39255F, #5F254B

Triadic#5F5625, #255F56

Split complementary#4B5F25, #255F39

Tetradic#5F3925, #2E5F25, #254B5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C282CE

Lighter +30%#B15DC0

Lighter +20%#9842A8

Lighter +10%#773384

Darker −10%#35173A

Darker −20%#140816

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#611570

Less saturated −25%#4B364F

Channel breakdown

R86

G37

B95

Red86 (33.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue290.69°

Saturation (HSL)43.94%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 25 · B 5F

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