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Recognised as Colour

#481B46

  • #481B46
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#481B46 is a magenta with RGB values 72, 27, 70 and HSL 303°, 45%, 19%. 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

#481B46#481B46
HEX#481B46
RGBrgb(72, 27, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1059, 0.2745
RGB percentages28.2%, 10.6%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(302.7, 45.5%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.7, 62.5%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 62.5%, 2.8%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,725,574
CSS custom property--colour: #481B46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#B7E4B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#182947no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#262F45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4B202Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9Midnight blue · ΔE 32.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.4Black · ΔE 37.7Purple · ΔE 38.1Dim grey · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B481D
Analogous#331B48, #481B30
Triadic#46481B, #1B4648
Split complementary#30481B, #1B4833
Tetradic#48331B, #1B481D, #1B3048

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C768C2
Lighter +30%#B745B2
Lighter +20%#92378E
Lighter +10%#6D296A
Darker −10%#230D22
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#540F51
Less saturated −25%#3C273B

Channel breakdown

R72
G27
B70
Red72 (28.2%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue302.67°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 1B · B 46

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