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Recognised as Colour

#4B244E

  • #4B244E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B244E is a magenta with RGB values 75, 36, 78 and HSL 296°, 37%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4B244E#4B244E
HEX#4B244E
RGBrgb(75, 36, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1412, 0.3059
RGB percentages29.4%, 14.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(295.7, 36.8%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.7, 53.8%, 30.6%)
CMYK3.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,924,494
CSS custom property--colour: #4B244E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#B4DBB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F304Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B354Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4D2935no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Midnight blue · ΔE 32.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.7Black · ΔE 37.9Purple · ΔE 38.9Dim grey · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#274E24
Analogous#36244E, #4E243C
Triadic#4E4B24, #244E4B
Split complementary#3C4E24, #244E36
Tetradic#4E3624, #274E24, #243C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD7CC2
Lighter +30%#AC59B2
Lighter +20%#8E4494
Lighter +10%#6D3471
Darker −10%#29142B
Darker −20%#080408
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#57165C
Less saturated −25%#3F3240

Channel breakdown

R75
G36
B78
Red75 (29.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue295.71°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 24 · B 4E

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