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Recognised as Colour

#5A2245

  • #5A2245
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A2245 is a magenta with RGB values 90, 34, 69 and HSL 323°, 45%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A2245#5A2245
HEX#5A2245
RGBrgb(90, 34, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.1333, 0.2706
RGB percentages35.3%, 13.3%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(322.5, 45.2%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.5, 62.2%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 62.2%, 23.3%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,907,013
CSS custom property--colour: #5A2245;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12:1
Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#A5DDBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273146no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#373A44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#602230no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.9Dim grey · ΔE 38.3Black · ΔE 39Purple · ΔE 40.1Midnight blue · ΔE 40.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 33.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#225A37
Analogous#53225A, #5A2229
Triadic#455A22, #22455A
Split complementary#295A22, #225A53
Tetradic#5A5322, #225A37, #22295A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD7BAE
Lighter +30%#BF5698
Lighter +20%#A43E7E
Lighter +10%#7F3061
Darker −10%#351429
Darker −20%#10060C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A1349
Less saturated −25%#4B3241

Channel breakdown

R90
G34
B69
Red90 (35.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue322.5°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5A · G 22 · B 45

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