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Recognised as Colour

#4A0957

  • #4A0957
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#4A0957 is a magenta with RGB values 74, 9, 87 and HSL 290°, 81%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#4A0957#4A0957
HEX#4A0957
RGBrgb(74, 9, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0353, 0.3412
RGB percentages29%, 3.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(290, 81.3%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 89.7%, 34.1%)
CMYK14.9%, 89.7%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,852,055
CSS custom property--colour: #4A0957;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#B5F6A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002659no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#112C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4A1B31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Purple · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 25.8Dark magenta · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 20.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#165709
Analogous#230957, #57093D
Triadic#574A09, #09574A
Split complementary#3D5709, #095723
Tetradic#572309, #165709, #093D57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF41EB
Lighter +30%#C017E2
Lighter +20%#9913B3
Lighter +10%#710E85
Darker −10%#230429
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#500060
Less saturated −25%#42154B

Channel breakdown

R74
G9
B87
Red74 (29%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)81.25%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 09 · B 57

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