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Recognised as Colour

#4C005A

  • #4C005A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#4C005A is a magenta with RGB values 76, 0, 90 and HSL 291°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#4C005A#4C005A
HEX#4C005A
RGBrgb(76, 0, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0, 0.3529
RGB percentages29.8%, 0%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(290.7, 100%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 100%, 35.3%)
CMYK15.6%, 100%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,980,826
CSS custom property--colour: #4C005A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.43:1
Contrast with white14.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#B3FFA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00255Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B2C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C1832no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Indigo · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 20.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E5A00
Analogous#1F005A, #5A003B
Triadic#5A4C00, #005A4C
Split complementary#3B5A00, #005A1F
Tetradic#5A1F00, #0E5A00, #003B5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD27FF
Lighter +30%#CD00F3
Lighter +20%#A200C0
Lighter +10%#77008D
Darker −10%#210027
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C005A
Less saturated −25%#440B4F

Channel breakdown

R76
G0
B90
Red76 (29.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue290.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 00 · B 5A

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