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Recognised as Colour

#4B0342

  • #4B0342
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B0342 is a magenta with RGB values 75, 3, 66 and HSL 308°, 92%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4B0342#4B0342
HEX#4B0342
RGBrgb(75, 3, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0118, 0.2588
RGB percentages29.4%, 1.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(307.5, 92.3%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 96%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 96%, 12%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,916,034
CSS custom property--colour: #4B0342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#B4FCBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#022044no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#202A40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4F0B24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1Purple · ΔE 30.7Midnight blue · ΔE 31Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.4Dark magenta · ΔE 35.8Indigo · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 30.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#034B0C
Analogous#30034B, #4B031E
Triadic#424B03, #03424B
Split complementary#1E4B03, #034B30
Tetradic#4B3003, #034B0C, #031E4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F624DC
Lighter +30%#DE09C3
Lighter +20%#AD0798
Lighter +10%#7C056D
Darker −10%#1A0117
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E0044
Less saturated −25%#410D3B

Channel breakdown

R75
G3
B66
Red75 (29.4%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue307.5°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 03 · B 42

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