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Recognised as Colour

#4A2340

  • #4A2340
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4A2340 is a magenta with RGB values 74, 35, 64 and HSL 315°, 36%, 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 Black.

Colour values

#4A2340#4A2340
HEX#4A2340
RGBrgb(74, 35, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1373, 0.251
RGB percentages29%, 13.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(315.4, 35.8%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.4, 52.7%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 52.7%, 13.5%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,858,688
CSS custom property--colour: #4A2340;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#B5DCBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242D41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F333Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4E242Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 32.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.7Dim grey · ΔE 35Dark slate grey · ΔE 37Midnight blue · ΔE 40.5Slate grey · ΔE 41.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 32.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#234A2D
Analogous#41234A, #4A232C
Triadic#404A23, #23404A
Split complementary#2C4A23, #234A41
Tetradic#4A4123, #234A2D, #232C4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C079AE
Lighter +30%#AF5799
Lighter +20%#8F447C
Lighter +10%#6D335E
Darker −10%#271322
Darker −20%#050204
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#581547
Less saturated −25%#3C3139

Channel breakdown

R74
G35
B64
Red74 (29%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue315.38°
Saturation (HSL)35.78%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 23 · B 40

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