Colour

#4A2244

#4A2244
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A2244 is a magenta with RGB values 74, 34, 68 and HSL 309°, 37%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A2244

RGBrgb(74, 34, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1333, 0.2667

RGB percentages29%, 13.3%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(309, 37%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309, 54.1%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 54.1%, 8.1%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,858,436

CSS custom property--colour: #4A2244;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.1:1

Contrast with white13.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#B5DDBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212D45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D3343no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4D242Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 31 Black · ΔE 34.2 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 30.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#224A28

Analogous#3C224A, #4A2230

Triadic#444A22, #22444A

Split complementary#304A22, #224A3C

Tetradic#4A3C22, #224A28, #22304A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C177B6

Lighter +30%#B154A3

Lighter +20%#904284

Lighter +10%#6D3264

Darker −10%#271224

Darker −20%#040204

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#58154D

Less saturated −25%#3D303B

Channel breakdown

R74

G34

B68

Red74 (29%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue309°

Saturation (HSL)37.04%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 22 · B 44

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