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Recognised as Colour

#5F154B

  • #5F154B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#5F154B is a magenta with RGB values 95, 21, 75 and HSL 316°, 64%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#5F154B#5F154B
HEX#5F154B
RGBrgb(95, 21, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.0824, 0.2941
RGB percentages37.3%, 8.2%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(316.2, 63.8%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.2, 77.9%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 77.9%, 21.1%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,231,371
CSS custom property--colour: #5F154B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#A0EAB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B2D4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#323949no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#65172Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 30.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.4Dark magenta · ΔE 35.4Midnight blue · ΔE 35.9Medium violet red · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 30.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#155F29
Analogous#4E155F, #5F1526
Triadic#4B5F15, #154B5F
Split complementary#265F15, #155F4E
Tetradic#5F4E15, #155F29, #15265F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD63BC
Lighter +30%#D33AAA
Lighter +20%#B3278D
Lighter +10%#891E6C
Darker −10%#350C2A
Darker −20%#0B0309
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E0752
Less saturated −25%#512344

Channel breakdown

R95
G21
B75
Red95 (37.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue316.22°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 15 · B 4B

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