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Recognised as Colour

#5E1259

  • #5E1259
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#5E1259 is a magenta with RGB values 94, 18, 89 and HSL 304°, 68%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#5E1259#5E1259
HEX#5E1259
RGBrgb(94, 18, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.0706, 0.349
RGB percentages36.9%, 7.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(303.9, 67.9%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.9, 80.9%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 80.9%, 5.3%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,165,081
CSS custom property--colour: #5E1259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#A1EDA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A2E5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3857no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#621C35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Dark magenta · ΔE 27.6Midnight blue · ΔE 28.2Indigo · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 22.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#125E17
Analogous#3D125E, #5E1233
Triadic#595E12, #12595E
Split complementary#335E12, #125E3D
Tetradic#5E3D12, #125E17, #12335E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E05CD7
Lighter +30%#D831CD
Lighter +20%#B422AA
Lighter +10%#891A82
Darker −10%#330A30
Darker −20%#080208
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C0465
Less saturated −25%#50204D

Channel breakdown

R94
G18
B89
Red94 (36.9%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue303.95°
Saturation (HSL)67.86%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 12 · B 59

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