Colour

#4A183E

#4A183E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A183E is a magenta with RGB values 74, 24, 62 and HSL 314°, 51%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A183E

RGBrgb(74, 24, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0941, 0.2431

RGB percentages29%, 9.4%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(314.4, 51%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 67.6%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 67.6%, 16.2%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,855,870

CSS custom property--colour: #4A183E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.08:1

Contrast with white14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#B5E7C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A263Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#292E3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4E1A28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.4 Black · ΔE 36.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.1 Purple · ΔE 40.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.3 Dim grey · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 32.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#184A24

Analogous#3D184A, #4A1825

Triadic#3E4A18, #183E4A

Split complementary#254A18, #184A3D

Tetradic#4A3D18, #184A24, #18254A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC62B3

Lighter +30%#BE3D9F

Lighter +20%#97317F

Lighter +10%#71245E

Darker −10%#230C1E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#560C44

Less saturated −25%#3E2438

Channel breakdown

R74

G24

B62

Red74 (29%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue314.4°

Saturation (HSL)51.02%

Lightness19.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 18 · B 3E

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