Colour

#4A233A

#4A233A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4A233A is a magenta with RGB values 74, 35, 58 and HSL 325°, 36%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4A233A

RGBrgb(74, 35, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1373, 0.2275

RGB percentages29%, 13.7%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(324.6, 35.8%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.6, 52.7%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 52.7%, 21.6%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,858,682

CSS custom property--colour: #4A233A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.19:1

Contrast with white13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#B5DCC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262C3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#303239no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4E232Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.3 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.5 Gray · ΔE 40.7 Slate grey · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#234A33

Analogous#47234A, #4A2326

Triadic#3A4A23, #233A4A

Split complementary#264A23, #234A47

Tetradic#4A4723, #234A33, #23264A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C079A3

Lighter +30%#AF578B

Lighter +20%#8F4470

Lighter +10%#6D3355

Darker −10%#27131F

Darker −20%#050204

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#58153C

Less saturated −25%#3C3138

Channel breakdown

R74

G35

B58

Red74 (29%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue324.62°

Saturation (HSL)35.78%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 23 · B 3A

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