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Colour

#5B0231

  • #5B0231
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#5B0231 is a magenta with RGB values 91, 2, 49 and HSL 328°, 96%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#5B0231#5B0231
HEX#5B0231
RGBrgb(91, 2, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.0078, 0.1922
RGB percentages35.7%, 0.8%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(328.3, 95.7%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.3, 97.8%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 97.8%, 46.2%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,964,337
CSS custom property--colour: #5B0231;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.02:1
Contrast with white14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#A4FDCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A2132no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#32312Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#63001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 40Purple · ΔE 40.4Maroon · ΔE 42.4Medium violet red · ΔE 42.9Pale violetred · ΔE 43.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.6
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 39.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#025B2C
Analogous#58025B, #5B0205
Triadic#315B02, #02315B
Split complementary#055B02, #025B58
Tetradic#5B5802, #025B2C, #02055B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA2F9A
Lighter +30%#F10582
Lighter +20%#BF0467
Lighter +10%#8D034C
Darker −10%#290116
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D0031
Less saturated −25%#4F0E30

Channel breakdown

R91
G2
B49
Red91 (35.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue328.31°
Saturation (HSL)95.7%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 02 · B 31

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