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Recognised as Colour

#5A485B

  • #5A485B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A485B is a magenta with RGB values 90, 72, 91 and HSL 297°, 12%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5A485B#5A485B
HEX#5A485B
RGBrgb(90, 72, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2824, 0.3569
RGB percentages35.3%, 28.2%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(296.8, 11.7%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 20.9%, 35.7%)
CMYK1.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,916,763
CSS custom property--colour: #5A485B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#A5B7A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474C5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4E5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5B4A4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Gray · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Rosy brown · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495B48
Analogous#51485B, #5B4852
Triadic#5B5A48, #485B5A
Split complementary#525B48, #485B51
Tetradic#5B5148, #495B48, #48525B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFAFC0
Lighter +30%#A893A9
Lighter +20%#917693
Lighter +10%#765F77
Darker −10%#3E313F
Darker −20%#221B22
Darker −30%#060406
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C346F
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R90
G72
B91
Red90 (35.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue296.84°
Saturation (HSL)11.66%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 48 · B 5B

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