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Recognised as Colour

#83557C

  • #83557C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#83557C is a magenta with RGB values 131, 85, 124 and HSL 309°, 21%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#83557C#83557C
HEX#83557C
RGBrgb(131, 85, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3333, 0.4863
RGB percentages51.4%, 33.3%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(309.1, 21.3%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.1, 35.1%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 35.1%, 5.3%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,607,100
CSS custom property--colour: #83557C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#7CAA83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54607Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F667Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#875863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 29.4Slate grey · ΔE 29.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2Pale violetred · ΔE 30.6Rosy brown · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 29.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55835C
Analogous#735583, #835565
Triadic#7C8355, #557C83
Split complementary#658355, #558373
Tetradic#837355, #55835C, #556583

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCC8D9
Lighter +30%#C8A9C3
Lighter +20%#B38BAD
Lighter +10%#9F6C97
Darker −10%#64415F
Darker −20%#452D41
Darker −30%#261924
Darker −40%#070507
More saturated +25%#9E3A8F
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R131
G85
B124
Red131 (51.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue309.13°
Saturation (HSL)21.3%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 55 · B 7C

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