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Recognised as Colour

#5E374B

  • #5E374B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E374B is a magenta with RGB values 94, 55, 75 and HSL 329°, 26%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E374B#5E374B
HEX#5E374B
RGBrgb(94, 55, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2157, 0.2941
RGB percentages36.9%, 21.6%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(329.2, 26.2%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 41.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 41.5%, 20.2%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,174,539
CSS custom property--colour: #5E374B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#A1C8B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3F4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#44464Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#63363Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4Gray · ΔE 32.8Slate grey · ΔE 33.8Black · ΔE 35.4Light slate grey · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 26.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#375E4A
Analogous#5E375E, #5E3737
Triadic#4B5E37, #374B5E
Split complementary#385E37, #375E5E
Tetradic#5E5E37, #375E4A, #37375E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C59CB1
Lighter +30%#B27C98
Lighter +20%#9E5D7E
Lighter +10%#7E4A65
Darker −10%#3E2431
Darker −20%#1E1118
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#71244B
Less saturated −25%#4B4A4B

Channel breakdown

R94
G55
B75
Red94 (36.9%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue329.23°
Saturation (HSL)26.17%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 37 · B 4B

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