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Recognised as Colour

#481B42

  • #481B42
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#481B42 is a magenta with RGB values 72, 27, 66 and HSL 308°, 45%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#481B42#481B42
HEX#481B42
RGBrgb(72, 27, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1059, 0.2588
RGB percentages28.2%, 10.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(308, 45.5%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308, 62.5%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 62.5%, 8.3%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,725,570
CSS custom property--colour: #481B42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.9:1
Contrast with white13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B7E4BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A2843no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#282F41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4B1E2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2Midnight blue · ΔE 35.2Black · ΔE 36Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.9Purple · ΔE 40.1Dim grey · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 30.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B4821
Analogous#381B48, #481B2B
Triadic#42481B, #1B4248
Split complementary#2C481B, #1B4838
Tetradic#48381B, #1B4821, #1B2C48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C768BA
Lighter +30%#B745A8
Lighter +20%#923786
Lighter +10%#6D2964
Darker −10%#230D20
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#540F4B
Less saturated −25%#3C2739

Channel breakdown

R72
G27
B66
Red72 (28.2%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue308°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 1B · B 42

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