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Recognised as Colour

#5F0239

  • #5F0239
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#5F0239 is a magenta with RGB values 95, 2, 57 and HSL 325°, 96%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#5F0239#5F0239
HEX#5F0239
RGBrgb(95, 2, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.0078, 0.2235
RGB percentages37.3%, 0.8%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(324.5, 95.9%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.5, 97.9%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 97.9%, 40%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,226,489
CSS custom property--colour: #5F0239;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#A0FDC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#19243Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#333437no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#67001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 36.1Medium violet red · ΔE 39.8Dark magenta · ΔE 40.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.6Brown · ΔE 42.2Pale violetred · ΔE 42.2
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 36.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#025F28
Analogous#56025F, #5F020B
Triadic#395F02, #02395F
Split complementary#0B5F02, #025F56
Tetradic#5F5602, #025F28, #020B5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB32A9
Lighter +30%#F50593
Lighter +20%#C30475
Lighter +10%#910357
Darker −10%#2D011B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#610039
Less saturated −25%#530E37

Channel breakdown

R95
G2
B57
Red95 (37.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue324.52°
Saturation (HSL)95.88%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 02 · B 39

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