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Recognised as Colour

#481A4B

  • #481A4B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#481A4B is a magenta with RGB values 72, 26, 75 and HSL 296°, 49%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#481A4B#481A4B
HEX#481A4B
RGBrgb(72, 26, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.102, 0.2941
RGB percentages28.2%, 10.2%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(296.3, 48.5%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.3, 65.3%, 29.4%)
CMYK4%, 65.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,725,323
CSS custom property--colour: #481A4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B7E5B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#13294Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#232F4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4A212Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Midnight blue · ΔE 29.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.1Purple · ΔE 35.2Indigo · ΔE 39.6Dark magenta · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D4B1A
Analogous#2F1A4B, #4B1A36
Triadic#4B481A, #1A4B48
Split complementary#364B1A, #1A4B2F
Tetradic#4B2F1A, #1D4B1A, #1A364B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C467CA
Lighter +30%#B541BD
Lighter +20%#913497
Lighter +10%#6C2771
Darker −10%#240D25
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#530D58
Less saturated −25%#3D273E

Channel breakdown

R72
G26
B75
Red72 (28.2%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue296.33°
Saturation (HSL)48.51%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 1A · B 4B

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