Colour

#5E455E

#5E455E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5E455E is a magenta with RGB values 94, 69, 94 and HSL 300°, 15%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E455E#5E455E

HEX#5E455E

RGBrgb(94, 69, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2706, 0.3686

RGB percentages36.9%, 27.1%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(300, 15.3%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 26.6%, 36.9%)

CMYK0%, 26.6%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,178,142

CSS custom property--colour: #5E455E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#A1BAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434B5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#494E5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#60474Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.1 Slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 28 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#455E45

Analogous#52455E, #5E4552

Triadic#5E5E45, #455E5E

Split complementary#525E45, #455E52

Tetradic#5E5245, #455E45, #45525E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C2ADC2

Lighter +30%#AD8FAD

Lighter +20%#977297

Lighter +10%#7B5B7B

Darker −10%#412F41

Darker −20%#231A23

Darker −30%#060406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#723172

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R94

G69

B94

Red94 (36.9%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)15.34%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 45 · B 5E

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Colour values

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