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Recognised as Colour

#4A0649

  • #4A0649
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A0649 is a magenta with RGB values 74, 6, 73 and HSL 301°, 85%, 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 Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A0649#4A0649
HEX#4A0649
RGBrgb(74, 6, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0235, 0.2863
RGB percentages29%, 2.4%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(300.9, 85%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.9, 91.9%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 91.9%, 1.4%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,851,273
CSS custom property--colour: #4A0649;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.6 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#191919
Inverted#B5F9B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#00224Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C2A47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#4D1229no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 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

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#064A07
Analogous#29064A, #4A0627
Triadic#494A06, #06494A
Split complementary#274A06, #064A29
Tetradic#4A2906, #064A07, #06274A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EE2EEB
Lighter +30%#D811D5
Lighter +20%#A80EA6
Lighter +10%#790A78
Darker −10%#1B021A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#50004F
Less saturated −25%#40103F

Channel breakdown

R74
G6
B73
Red74 (29%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue300.88°
Saturation (HSL)85%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 06 · B 49

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