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Recognised as Colour

#4A3442

  • #4A3442
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A3442 is a magenta with RGB values 74, 52, 66 and HSL 322°, 17%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4A3442#4A3442
HEX#4A3442
RGBrgb(74, 52, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2039, 0.2588
RGB percentages29%, 20.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(321.8, 17.5%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 29.7%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 29.7%, 10.8%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,863,042
CSS custom property--colour: #4A3442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#B5CBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#353943no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A3C41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4D3439no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.2Black · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 32.3Light slate grey · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#344A3C
Analogous#47344A, #4A3437
Triadic#424A34, #34424A
Split complementary#374A34, #344A47
Tetradic#4A4734, #344A3C, #34374A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B595A9
Lighter +30%#A07791
Lighter +20%#865E77
Lighter +10%#68495D
Darker −10%#2C1F27
Darker −20%#0E0A0D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A2446
Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R74
G52
B66
Red74 (29%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue321.82°
Saturation (HSL)17.46%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 34 · B 42

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