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Recognised as Colour

#4A2139

  • #4A2139
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4A2139 is a magenta with RGB values 74, 33, 57 and HSL 325°, 38%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4A2139#4A2139
HEX#4A2139
RGBrgb(74, 33, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1294, 0.2235
RGB percentages29%, 12.9%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(324.9, 38.3%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.9, 55.4%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 55.4%, 23%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,858,169
CSS custom property--colour: #4A2139;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.39:1
Contrast with white13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#B5DEC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242B3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F3238no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4F212Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.7Dim grey · ΔE 34.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.4Gray · ΔE 41.7Slate grey · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#214A32
Analogous#47214A, #4A2125
Triadic#394A21, #21394A
Split complementary#254A21, #214A47
Tetradic#4A4721, #214A32, #21254A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C275A2
Lighter +30%#B2528A
Lighter +20%#91406F
Lighter +10%#6D3154
Darker −10%#27111E
Darker −20%#030203
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#57143B
Less saturated −25%#3D2E37

Channel breakdown

R74
G33
B57
Red74 (29%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue324.88°
Saturation (HSL)38.32%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 21 · B 39

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