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Recognised as Colour

#4B174A

  • #4B174A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B174A is a magenta with RGB values 75, 23, 74 and HSL 301°, 53%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4B174A#4B174A
HEX#4B174A
RGBrgb(75, 23, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0902, 0.2902
RGB percentages29.4%, 9%, 29%
HSLhsl(301.2, 53.1%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.2, 69.3%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 69.3%, 1.3%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,921,162
CSS custom property--colour: #4B174A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#B4E8B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#11284Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#242F49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4E1D2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Midnight blue · ΔE 29.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.8Purple · ΔE 33.7Dark magenta · ΔE 38.7Indigo · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#174B18
Analogous#32174B, #4B1730
Triadic#4A4B17, #174A4B
Split complementary#304B17, #174B32
Tetradic#4B3217, #174B18, #17304B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CE60CC
Lighter +30%#C03BBE
Lighter +20%#992F97
Lighter +10%#722371
Darker −10%#240B23
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#570B56
Less saturated −25%#3F233E

Channel breakdown

R75
G23
B74
Red75 (29.4%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue301.15°
Saturation (HSL)53.06%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 17 · B 4A

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