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Recognised as Colour

#591B3C

  • #591B3C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#591B3C is a magenta with RGB values 89, 27, 60 and HSL 328°, 53%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#591B3C#591B3C
HEX#591B3C
RGBrgb(89, 27, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1059, 0.2353
RGB percentages34.9%, 10.6%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(328.1, 53.4%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.1, 69.7%, 34.9%)
CMYK0%, 69.7%, 32.6%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,839,676
CSS custom property--colour: #591B3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#A6E4C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242B3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#35363Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#601829no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.9Black · ΔE 38.8Dim grey · ΔE 40.2Purple · ΔE 41.6Pale violetred · ΔE 42.3Midnight blue · ΔE 43.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 37.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B5938
Analogous#571B59, #591B1D
Triadic#3C591B, #1B3C59
Split complementary#1D591B, #1B5957
Tetradic#59571B, #1B5938, #1B1D59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D36DA3
Lighter +30%#C7468B
Lighter +20%#A73371
Lighter +10%#802756
Darker −10%#320F22
Darker −20%#0B0307
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#670D3D
Less saturated −25%#4A2A3B

Channel breakdown

R89
G27
B60
Red89 (34.9%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue328.06°
Saturation (HSL)53.45%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 59 · G 1B · B 3C

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