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Recognised as Colour

#5D255E

  • #5D255E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D255E is a magenta with RGB values 93, 37, 94 and HSL 299°, 44%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D255E#5D255E
HEX#5D255E
RGBrgb(93, 37, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.1451, 0.3686
RGB percentages36.5%, 14.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(298.9, 43.5%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.9, 60.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK1.1%, 60.6%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,104,414
CSS custom property--colour: #5D255E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#A2DAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E3760no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#313E5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#602C3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3Midnight blue · ΔE 28.8Purple · ΔE 28.8Dark magenta · ΔE 33.5Indigo · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#265E25
Analogous#40255E, #5E2543
Triadic#5E5D25, #255E5D
Split complementary#435E25, #255E40
Tetradic#5E4025, #265E25, #25435E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CC81CE
Lighter +30%#BD5DBF
Lighter +20%#A542A7
Lighter +10%#813383
Darker −10%#391739
Darker −20%#150815
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6D156E
Less saturated −25%#4D354E

Channel breakdown

R93
G37
B94
Red93 (36.5%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue298.95°
Saturation (HSL)43.51%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 25 · B 5E

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