Recognised as Colour

#4C022A

#4C022A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4C022A is a magenta with RGB values 76, 2, 42 and HSL 328°, 95%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4C022A#4C022A

HEX#4C022A

RGBrgb(76, 2, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0078, 0.1647

RGB percentages29.8%, 0.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(327.6, 94.9%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.6, 97.4%, 29.8%)

CMYK0%, 97.4%, 44.7%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,981,290

CSS custom property--colour: #4C022A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.56:1

Contrast with white15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#B3FDD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#141B2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#292928no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#530016no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 38.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.8 Purple · ΔE 43.3 Brown · ΔE 44 Maroon · ΔE 45.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 46

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 38.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#024C24

Analogous#49024C, #4C0205

Triadic#2A4C02, #022A4C

Split complementary#054C02, #024C49

Tetradic#4C4902, #024C24, #02054C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F92196

Lighter +30%#E1067C

Lighter +20%#AF0561

Lighter +10%#7E0345

Darker −10%#1A010F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E002A

Less saturated −25%#420C29

Channel breakdown

R76

B42

Red76 (29.8%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue327.57°

Saturation (HSL)94.87%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4C · G 02 · B 2A

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