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Recognised as Colour

#4A0342

  • #4A0342
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A0342 is a magenta with RGB values 74, 3, 66 and HSL 307°, 92%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A0342#4A0342
HEX#4A0342
RGBrgb(74, 3, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0118, 0.2588
RGB percentages29%, 1.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(306.8, 92.2%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 95.9%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 95.9%, 10.8%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,850,498
CSS custom property--colour: #4A0342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.19:1
Contrast with white15.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#B5FCBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#011F44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F2940no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4E0C24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9Midnight blue · ΔE 30.6Purple · ΔE 30.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.2Dark magenta · ΔE 35.9Indigo · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#034A0B
Analogous#2E034A, #4A031F
Triadic#424A03, #03424A
Split complementary#1F4A03, #034A2E
Tetradic#4A2E03, #034A0B, #031F4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F623DE
Lighter +30%#DD09C5
Lighter +20%#AC0799
Lighter +10%#7B056E
Darker −10%#190116
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D0044
Less saturated −25%#400D3B

Channel breakdown

R74
G3
B66
Red74 (29%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue306.76°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 03 · B 42

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