Colour

#4B0855

#4B0855
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#4B0855 is a magenta with RGB values 75, 8, 85 and HSL 292°, 83%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B0855

RGBrgb(75, 8, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0314, 0.3333

RGB percentages29.4%, 3.1%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(292.2, 82.8%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 90.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK11.8%, 90.6%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,917,333

CSS custom property--colour: #4B0855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.33:1

Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#B4F7AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002657no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#142C53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4C1A30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 21.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24 Purple · ΔE 24 Indigo · ΔE 26.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 21.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#125508

Analogous#240855, #550839

Triadic#554B08, #08554B

Split complementary#395508, #085524

Tetradic#552408, #125508, #083955

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D63CED

Lighter +30%#C615E1

Lighter +20%#9D11B2

Lighter +10%#740C84

Darker −10%#220426

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#51005D

Less saturated −25%#421449

Channel breakdown

R75

B85

Red75 (29.4%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue292.21°

Saturation (HSL)82.8%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 08 · B 55

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