Recognised as Colour

#4B0C55

#4B0C55
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#4B0C55 is a magenta with RGB values 75, 12, 85 and HSL 292°, 75%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#4B0C55#4B0C55

HEX#4B0C55

RGBrgb(75, 12, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0471, 0.3333

RGB percentages29.4%, 4.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(291.8, 75.3%, 19%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 85.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK11.8%, 85.9%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,918,357

CSS custom property--colour: #4B0C55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.16:1

Contrast with white14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#B4F3AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002757no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#172D53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4C1C31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4 Purple · ΔE 24.9 Indigo · ΔE 28 Dark magenta · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16550C

Analogous#270C55, #550C3A

Triadic#554B0C, #0C554B

Split complementary#3A550C, #0C5526

Tetradic#55270C, #16550C, #0C3B55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D048E5

Lighter +30%#C11FDB

Lighter +20%#9A19AE

Lighter +10%#721282

Darker −10%#240628

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#540061

Less saturated −25%#421849

Channel breakdown

R75

G12

B85

Red75 (29.4%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue291.78°

Saturation (HSL)75.26%

Lightness19.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 0C · B 55

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