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Recognised as Colour

#5B1861

  • #5B1861
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B1861 is a magenta with RGB values 91, 24, 97 and HSL 295°, 60%, 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

#5B1861#5B1861
HEX#5B1861
RGBrgb(91, 24, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.0941, 0.3804
RGB percentages35.7%, 9.4%, 38%
HSLhsl(295.1, 60.3%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 75.3%, 38%)
CMYK6.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,970,017
CSS custom property--colour: #5B1861;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#A4E79E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#033163no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#26395Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5D243Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5Purple · ΔE 21.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5Indigo · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E6118
Analogous#371861, #611842
Triadic#615B18, #18615B
Split complementary#426118, #186137
Tetradic#613718, #1E6118, #184261

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D16BDA
Lighter +30%#C442D0
Lighter +20%#A82CB3
Lighter +10%#81228A
Darker −10%#350E38
Darker −20%#0E040F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#680970
Less saturated −25%#4E2752

Channel breakdown

R91
G24
B97
Red91 (35.7%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue295.07°
Saturation (HSL)60.33%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 18 · B 61

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