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Recognised as Colour

#5E315C

  • #5E315C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E315C is a magenta with RGB values 94, 49, 92 and HSL 303°, 31%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E315C#5E315C
HEX#5E315C
RGBrgb(94, 49, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1922, 0.3608
RGB percentages36.9%, 19.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(302.7, 31.5%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.7, 47.9%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 47.9%, 2.1%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,173,020
CSS custom property--colour: #5E315C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#A1CEA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B445Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#613542no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.2Midnight blue · ΔE 34.8Dim grey · ΔE 36.4Purple · ΔE 37Slate grey · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#315E33
Analogous#4A315E, #5E3145
Triadic#5C5E31, #315C5E
Split complementary#455E31, #315E4A
Tetradic#5E4A31, #315E33, #31455E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C794C5
Lighter +30%#B672B3
Lighter +20%#A1549E
Lighter +10%#80427D
Darker −10%#3C203B
Darker −20%#1B0E1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#701F6C
Less saturated −25%#4C434C

Channel breakdown

R94
G49
B92
Red94 (36.9%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue302.67°
Saturation (HSL)31.47%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 31 · B 5C

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