Recognised as Colour
#5A1739
- #5A1739
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slateblue
#5A1739 is a magenta with RGB values 90, 23, 57 and HSL 330°, 59%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.
Colour values
#5A1739#5A1739
HEX#5A1739
RGBrgb(90, 23, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.0902, 0.2235
RGB percentages35.3%, 9%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(329.6, 59.3%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.6, 74.4%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 74.4%, 36.7%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,904,185
CSS custom property--colour: #5A1739;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#A5E8C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#175A38
Analogous#59175A, #5A1718
Triadic#395A17, #17395A
Split complementary#175A17, #175A59
Tetradic#5A5A17, #175A38, #17185A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G23
B57
Red90 (35.3%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue329.55°
Saturation (HSL)59.29%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5A · G 17 · B 39
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