Colour

#4B0B48

#4B0B48
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B0B48 is a magenta with RGB values 75, 11, 72 and HSL 303°, 74%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4B0B48#4B0B48

HEX#4B0B48

RGBrgb(75, 11, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0431, 0.2824

RGB percentages29.4%, 4.3%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(302.8, 74.4%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.8, 85.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK0%, 85.3%, 4%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,918,088

CSS custom property--colour: #4B0B48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.58:1

Contrast with white14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#B4F4B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#03234Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F2C46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4E1429no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6 Purple · ΔE 30.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 35.2 Indigo · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B4B0E

Analogous#2E0B4B, #4B0B28

Triadic#484B0B, #0B484B

Split complementary#284B0B, #0B4B2E

Tetradic#4B2E0B, #0B4B0E, #0B284B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E33FDB

Lighter +30%#D01FC8

Lighter +20%#A4189D

Lighter +10%#771273

Darker −10%#1F041D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#560052

Less saturated −25%#40163E

Channel breakdown

R75

G11

B72

Red75 (29.4%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue302.81°

Saturation (HSL)74.42%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4B · G 0B · B 48

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