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Recognised as Colour

#562C5B

  • #562C5B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#562C5B is a magenta with RGB values 86, 44, 91 and HSL 294°, 35%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#562C5B#562C5B
HEX#562C5B
RGBrgb(86, 44, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1725, 0.3569
RGB percentages33.7%, 17.3%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(293.6, 34.8%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.6, 51.6%, 35.7%)
CMYK5.5%, 51.6%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,647,451
CSS custom property--colour: #562C5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#A9D3A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26395Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#323E5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#57323Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Midnight blue · ΔE 31.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 32Purple · ΔE 35.7Dim grey · ΔE 39Dark magenta · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#315B2C
Analogous#3F2C5B, #5B2C48
Triadic#5B562C, #2C5B56
Split complementary#495B2C, #2C5B3E
Tetradic#5B3E2C, #315B2C, #2C485B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C18CC7
Lighter +30%#AE69B7
Lighter +20%#974DA0
Lighter +10%#763D7D
Darker −10%#361B39
Darker −20%#150B16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#631B6C
Less saturated −25%#493D4A

Channel breakdown

R86
G44
B91
Red86 (33.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue293.62°
Saturation (HSL)34.81%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 2C · B 5B

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