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Recognised as Colour

#49174B

  • #49174B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#49174B is a magenta with RGB values 73, 23, 75 and HSL 298°, 53%, 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

#49174B#49174B
HEX#49174B
RGBrgb(73, 23, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.0902, 0.2941
RGB percentages28.6%, 9%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(297.7, 53.1%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.7, 69.3%, 29.4%)
CMYK2.7%, 69.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,790,091
CSS custom property--colour: #49174B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02537WCAG 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 13.93:1
Contrast with white13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#B6E8B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F284Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#222E4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4B1E2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.1Purple · ΔE 33.5Indigo · ΔE 38.1Dark magenta · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#194B17
Analogous#2F174B, #4B1733
Triadic#4B4917, #174B49
Split complementary#334B17, #174B2F
Tetradic#4B2F17, #194B17, #17334B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CA60CE
Lighter +30%#BB3BC0
Lighter +20%#952F99
Lighter +10%#6F2372
Darker −10%#230B24
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#540B57
Less saturated −25%#3E233F

Channel breakdown

R73
G23
B75
Red73 (28.6%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue297.69°
Saturation (HSL)53.06%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 17 · B 4B

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