Colour

#5B404E

#5B404E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B404E is a magenta with RGB values 91, 64, 78 and HSL 329°, 17%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B404E

RGBrgb(91, 64, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.251, 0.3059

RGB percentages35.7%, 25.1%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(328.9, 17.4%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.9, 29.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK0%, 29.7%, 14.3%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,980,238

CSS custom property--colour: #5B404E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1

Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#A4BFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#42454Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#48494Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5F4045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Gray · ΔE 27.4 Slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Black · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#405B4D

Analogous#5B405B, #5B4040

Triadic#4E5B40, #404E5B

Split complementary#415B40, #405B5B

Tetradic#5B5A40, #405B4D, #40405B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1A6B4

Lighter +30%#AC889B

Lighter +20%#976A81

Lighter +10%#795568

Darker −10%#3D2B34

Darker −20%#1F161B

Darker −30%#010101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E2D4F

Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R91

G64

B78

Red91 (35.7%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue328.89°

Saturation (HSL)17.42%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5B · G 40 · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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