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Colour

#4A184A

  • #4A184A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A184A is a magenta with RGB values 74, 24, 74 and HSL 300°, 51%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A184A#4A184A
HEX#4A184A
RGBrgb(74, 24, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0941, 0.2902
RGB percentages29%, 9.4%, 29%
HSLhsl(300, 51%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 67.6%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 67.6%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,855,882
CSS custom property--colour: #4A184A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#B5E7B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#12294Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#242F49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4C1E2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Midnight blue · ΔE 29.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.1Purple · ΔE 34.3Dark magenta · ΔE 39.3Indigo · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#184A18
Analogous#31184A, #4A1831
Triadic#4A4A18, #184A4A
Split complementary#314A18, #184A31
Tetradic#4A3118, #184A18, #18314A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CC62CC
Lighter +30%#BE3DBE
Lighter +20%#973197
Lighter +10%#712471
Darker −10%#230C23
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#560C56
Less saturated −25%#3E243E

Channel breakdown

R74
G24
B74
Red74 (29%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)51.02%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 18 · B 4A

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