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Recognised as Colour

#48124C

  • #48124C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#48124C is a magenta with RGB values 72, 18, 76 and HSL 296°, 62%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#48124C#48124C
HEX#48124C
RGBrgb(72, 18, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0706, 0.298
RGB percentages28.2%, 7.1%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(295.9, 61.7%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.9, 76.3%, 29.8%)
CMYK5.3%, 76.3%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,723,276
CSS custom property--colour: #48124C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.32:1
Contrast with white14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#B7EDB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#05264Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D2C4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4A1B2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30Purple · ΔE 31.1Indigo · ΔE 35.2Dark magenta · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#164C12
Analogous#2B124C, #4C1233
Triadic#4C4812, #124C48
Split complementary#334C12, #124C2B
Tetradic#4C2B12, #164C12, #12334C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD54D6
Lighter +30%#BD2FC8
Lighter +20%#96269E
Lighter +10%#6F1C75
Darker −10%#210823
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#520658
Less saturated −25%#3E1E40

Channel breakdown

R72
G18
B76
Red72 (28.2%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue295.86°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 12 · B 4C

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