Colour

#4B2840

#4B2840
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4B2840 is a magenta with RGB values 75, 40, 64 and HSL 319°, 30%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4B2840

RGBrgb(75, 40, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1569, 0.251

RGB percentages29.4%, 15.7%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(318.9, 30.4%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.9, 46.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK0%, 46.7%, 14.7%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,925,504

CSS custom property--colour: #4B2840;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.52:1

Contrast with white12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#B4D7BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#293041no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#32363Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#4F2931no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.7 Dim grey · ΔE 31.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.6 Slate grey · ΔE 38.6 Gray · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#284B33

Analogous#45284B, #4B282E

Triadic#404B28, #28404B

Split complementary#2E4B28, #284B45

Tetradic#4B4528, #284B33, #282E4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BD82AA

Lighter +30%#AB6194

Lighter +20%#8E4B79

Lighter +10%#6C3A5C

Darker −10%#2A1624

Darker −20%#080507

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#591A45

Less saturated −25%#3D363B

Channel breakdown

R75

G40

B64

Red75 (29.4%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue318.86°

Saturation (HSL)30.43%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4B · G 28 · B 40

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Colour values

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