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Recognised as Colour

#56434E

  • #56434E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56434E is a magenta with RGB values 86, 67, 78 and HSL 325°, 12%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56434E#56434E
HEX#56434E
RGBrgb(86, 67, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2627, 0.3059
RGB percentages33.7%, 26.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(325.3, 12.4%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.3, 22.1%, 33.7%)
CMYK0%, 22.1%, 9.3%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,653,326
CSS custom property--colour: #56434E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#A9BCB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44474Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#48494Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#594347no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 22Gray · ΔE 25.3Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Black · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43564B
Analogous#554356, #564345
Triadic#4E5643, #434E56
Split complementary#455643, #435655
Tetradic#565543, #43564B, #434556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCA9B4
Lighter +30%#A68C9B
Lighter +20%#8F7082
Lighter +10%#735968
Darker −10%#392D34
Darker −20%#1D161A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#693051
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R86
G67
B78
Red86 (33.7%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue325.26°
Saturation (HSL)12.42%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 56 · G 43 · B 4E

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