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Recognised as Colour

#4A283A

  • #4A283A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4A283A is a magenta with RGB values 74, 40, 58 and HSL 328°, 30%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4A283A#4A283A
HEX#4A283A
RGBrgb(74, 40, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1569, 0.2275
RGB percentages29%, 15.7%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(328.2, 29.8%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.2, 45.9%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 45.9%, 21.6%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,859,962
CSS custom property--colour: #4A283A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B5D7C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2F3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#343539no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4E272Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.6Dim grey · ΔE 30.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1Gray · ΔE 37.8Slate grey · ΔE 38.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#284A38
Analogous#49284A, #4A2829
Triadic#3A4A28, #283A4A
Split complementary#294A28, #284A49
Tetradic#4A4928, #284A38, #28294A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC82A1
Lighter +30%#AA6188
Lighter +20%#8C4C6E
Lighter +10%#6B3A54
Darker −10%#291620
Darker −20%#080406
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#581A3B
Less saturated −25%#3C3639

Channel breakdown

R74
G40
B58
Red74 (29%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue328.24°
Saturation (HSL)29.82%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 28 · B 3A

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