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Recognised as Colour

#5E4858

  • #5E4858
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E4858 is a magenta with RGB values 94, 72, 88 and HSL 316°, 13%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E4858#5E4858
HEX#5E4858
RGBrgb(94, 72, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2824, 0.3451
RGB percentages36.9%, 28.2%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(316.4, 13.3%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.4, 23.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 23.4%, 6.4%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,178,904
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4858;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A1B7A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#484D59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5057no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#60494Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#485E4E
Analogous#59485E, #5E484D
Triadic#585E48, #48585E
Split complementary#4D5E48, #485E59
Tetradic#5E5948, #485E4E, #484D5E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C2B0BD
Lighter +30%#AC93A5
Lighter +20%#96768D
Lighter +10%#7B5E73
Darker −10%#41323D
Darker −20%#241C22
Darker −30%#070607
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#733361
Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R94
G72
B88
Red94 (36.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue316.36°
Saturation (HSL)13.25%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 48 · B 58

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