Recognised as Colour

#5B2558

#5B2558
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B2558 is a magenta with RGB values 91, 37, 88 and HSL 303°, 42%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B2558

RGBrgb(91, 37, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1451, 0.3451

RGB percentages35.7%, 14.5%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(303.3, 42.2%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.3, 59.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 59.3%, 3.3%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,973,336

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2558;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.35:1

Contrast with white11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#A4DAA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#21355Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#323D56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5E2A3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.3 Purple · ΔE 31.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 36.7 Indigo · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#255B28

Analogous#43255B, #5B253D

Triadic#585B25, #25585B

Split complementary#3D5B25, #255B43

Tetradic#5B4325, #255B28, #253D5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC80C7

Lighter +30%#BD5CB7

Lighter +20%#A4429E

Lighter +10%#7F347B

Darker −10%#371635

Darker −20%#120812

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B1566

Less saturated −25%#4B354A

Channel breakdown

R91

G37

B88

Red91 (35.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue303.33°

Saturation (HSL)42.19%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 25 · B 58

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