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Colour

#5B0037

  • #5B0037
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#5B0037 is a magenta with RGB values 91, 0, 55 and HSL 324°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#5B0037#5B0037
HEX#5B0037
RGBrgb(91, 0, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0, 0.2157
RGB percentages35.7%, 0%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(323.7, 100%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.7, 100%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 39.6%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,963,831
CSS custom property--colour: #5B0037;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14:1
Contrast with white14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#A4FFC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#162238no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#303135no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#63001Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 36.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.3Medium violet red · ΔE 40.9Dark magenta · ΔE 40.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.8Brown · ΔE 43.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 36.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005B24
Analogous#51005B, #5B000A
Triadic#375B00, #00375B
Split complementary#0A5B00, #005B51
Tetradic#5B5100, #005B24, #000A5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF28AA
Lighter +30%#F40093
Lighter +20%#C10075
Lighter +10%#8E0056
Darker −10%#280018
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B0037
Less saturated −25%#500B35

Channel breakdown

R91
G0
B55
Red91 (35.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue323.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 00 · B 37

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