Recognised as Colour

#5B2541

#5B2541
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B2541 is a magenta with RGB values 91, 37, 65 and HSL 329°, 42%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B2541

RGBrgb(91, 37, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1451, 0.2549

RGB percentages35.7%, 14.5%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(328.9, 42.2%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.9, 59.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 59.3%, 28.6%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,973,313

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2541;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.76:1

Contrast with white11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#A4DABE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B3242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A3B40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#612330no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 35.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.2 Black · ΔE 37.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 41.4 Gray · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 35.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#255B3F

Analogous#5A255B, #5B2526

Triadic#415B25, #25415B

Split complementary#265B25, #255B5A

Tetradic#5B5A25, #255B3F, #25265B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CC80A7

Lighter +30%#BD5C8E

Lighter +20%#A44275

Lighter +10%#7F345B

Darker −10%#371627

Darker −20%#12080D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B1542

Less saturated −25%#4B3540

Channel breakdown

R91

G37

B65

Red91 (35.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue328.89°

Saturation (HSL)42.19%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 25 · B 41

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