Colour

#4B1237

#4B1237
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B1237 is a magenta with RGB values 75, 18, 55 and HSL 321°, 61%, 18%. 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

#4B1237#4B1237

HEX#4B1237

RGBrgb(75, 18, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0706, 0.2157

RGB percentages29.4%, 7.1%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(321.1, 61.3%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 76%, 29.4%)

CMYK0%, 76%, 26.7%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,919,863

CSS custom property--colour: #4B1237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.57:1

Contrast with white14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#B4EDC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#182338no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#292C36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#501122no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.9 Black · ΔE 36.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.1 Purple · ΔE 41.1 Dim grey · ΔE 42.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 35.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#124B26

Analogous#43124B, #4B121A

Triadic#374B12, #12374B

Split complementary#1A4B12, #124B43

Tetradic#4B4312, #124B26, #121A4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D653A8

Lighter +30%#C63091

Lighter +20%#9D2673

Lighter +10%#741C55

Darker −10%#220819

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#57063A

Less saturated −25%#3F1E34

Channel breakdown

R75

G18

B55

Red75 (29.4%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue321.05°

Saturation (HSL)61.29%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4B · G 12 · B 37

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#4B1237

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else