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Recognised as Colour

#5B244E

  • #5B244E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B244E is a magenta with RGB values 91, 36, 78 and HSL 314°, 43%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B244E#5B244E
HEX#5B244E
RGBrgb(91, 36, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1412, 0.3059
RGB percentages35.7%, 14.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(314.2, 43.3%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 60.4%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 60.4%, 14.3%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,973,070
CSS custom property--colour: #5B244E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#A4DBB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25334Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#363C4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#602635no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4Purple · ΔE 36.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.4Midnight blue · ΔE 36.5Dim grey · ΔE 39.8Dark magenta · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#245B31
Analogous#4D245B, #5B2432
Triadic#4E5B24, #244E5B
Split complementary#325B24, #245B4D
Tetradic#5B4D24, #245B31, #24325B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CC7FBA
Lighter +30%#BE5AA6
Lighter +20%#A4418D
Lighter +10%#80326D
Darker −10%#36162F
Darker −20%#12070F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6B1456
Less saturated −25%#4B3446

Channel breakdown

R91
G36
B78
Red91 (35.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue314.18°
Saturation (HSL)43.31%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 24 · B 4E

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