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Recognised as Colour

#5E3757

  • #5E3757
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E3757 is a magenta with RGB values 94, 55, 87 and HSL 311°, 26%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E3757#5E3757
HEX#5E3757
RGBrgb(94, 55, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2157, 0.3412
RGB percentages36.9%, 21.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(310.8, 26.2%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 41.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 41.5%, 7.4%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,174,551
CSS custom property--colour: #5E3757;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#A1C8A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#374158no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#414656no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#613943no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 30.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 34.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.6Gray · ΔE 35.7Light slate grey · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 30.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#375E3E
Analogous#51375E, #5E3744
Triadic#575E37, #37575E
Split complementary#445E37, #375E51
Tetradic#5E5237, #375E3E, #37445E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C59CBE
Lighter +30%#B27CA8
Lighter +20%#9E5D93
Lighter +10%#7E4A75
Darker −10%#3E2439
Darker −20%#1E111B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#712463
Less saturated −25%#4B4A4B

Channel breakdown

R94
G55
B87
Red94 (36.9%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue310.77°
Saturation (HSL)26.17%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 37 · B 57

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