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Recognised as Colour

#5F2C57

  • #5F2C57
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F2C57 is a magenta with RGB values 95, 44, 87 and HSL 309°, 37%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F2C57#5F2C57
HEX#5F2C57
RGBrgb(95, 44, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1725, 0.3412
RGB percentages37.3%, 17.3%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(309.4, 36.7%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 53.7%, 37.3%)
CMYK0%, 53.7%, 8.4%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,237,271
CSS custom property--colour: #5F2C57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#A0D3A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B3A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4156no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#632F3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.7Midnight blue · ΔE 35.6Purple · ΔE 36.1Dim grey · ΔE 38Dark magenta · ΔE 40.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C5F34
Analogous#4E2C5F, #5F2C3D
Triadic#575F2C, #2C575F
Split complementary#3D5F2C, #2C5F4E
Tetradic#5F4E2C, #2C5F34, #2C3D5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CA8DC1
Lighter +30%#BA6AAD
Lighter +20%#A54C97
Lighter +10%#823C77
Darker −10%#3C1C37
Darker −20%#190C17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#701B63
Less saturated −25%#4E3D4B

Channel breakdown

R95
G44
B87
Red95 (37.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue309.41°
Saturation (HSL)36.69%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5F · G 2C · B 57

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