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Recognised as Colour

#5B254E

  • #5B254E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B254E is a magenta with RGB values 91, 37, 78 and HSL 314°, 42%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B254E#5B254E
HEX#5B254E
RGBrgb(91, 37, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1451, 0.3059
RGB percentages35.7%, 14.5%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(314.4, 42.2%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 59.3%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 59.3%, 14.3%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,973,326
CSS custom property--colour: #5B254E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#A4DAB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26344Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#363C4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#602736no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.8Midnight blue · ΔE 36.9Purple · ΔE 36.9Dim grey · ΔE 39.2Black · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#255B32
Analogous#4D255B, #5B2533
Triadic#4E5B25, #254E5B
Split complementary#335B25, #255B4D
Tetradic#5B4D25, #255B32, #25335B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CC80B9
Lighter +30%#BD5CA6
Lighter +20%#A4428C
Lighter +10%#7F346D
Darker −10%#37162F
Darker −20%#120810
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6B1556
Less saturated −25%#4B3546

Channel breakdown

R91
G37
B78
Red91 (35.7%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue314.44°
Saturation (HSL)42.19%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 25 · B 4E

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