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Recognised as Colour

#56384C

  • #56384C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56384C is a magenta with RGB values 86, 56, 76 and HSL 320°, 21%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56384C#56384C
HEX#56384C
RGBrgb(86, 56, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2196, 0.298
RGB percentages33.7%, 22%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(320, 21.1%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 34.9%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 11.6%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,650,508
CSS custom property--colour: #56384C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#A9C7B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#393E4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#40434Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#59383Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#385642
Analogous#513856, #56383D
Triadic#4C5638, #384C56
Split complementary#3D5638, #385651
Tetradic#565138, #385642, #383D56

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#BE9CB3
Lighter +30%#AA7D9B
Lighter +20%#946083
Lighter +10%#754C67
Darker −10%#372431
Darker −20%#181015
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#682652
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R86
G56
B76
Red86 (33.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)21.13%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 38 · B 4C

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