Colour

#4A0052

#4A0052
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#4A0052 is a magenta with RGB values 74, 0, 82 and HSL 294°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A0052

RGBrgb(74, 0, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0, 0.3216

RGB percentages29%, 0%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(294.1, 100%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 100%, 32.2%)

CMYK9.8%, 100%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,849,746

CSS custom property--colour: #4A0052;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02065WCAG 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 14.86:1

Contrast with white14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#B5FFAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002254no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#122A50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4B142Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5 Purple · ΔE 23.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1 Indigo · ΔE 26.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#085200

Analogous#210052, #520031

Triadic#524A00, #00524A

Split complementary#315200, #005221

Tetradic#522100, #085200, #003152

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E91FFF

Lighter +30%#D400EB

Lighter +20%#A600B8

Lighter +10%#780085

Darker −10%#1C001F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A0052

Less saturated −25%#420A48

Channel breakdown

R74

B82

Red74 (29%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue294.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 00 · B 52

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