Colour

#4C1156

#4C1156
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C1156 is a magenta with RGB values 76, 17, 86 and HSL 291°, 67%, 20%. 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

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HEX#4C1156

RGBrgb(76, 17, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0667, 0.3373

RGB percentages29.8%, 6.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(291.3, 67%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 80.2%, 33.7%)

CMYK11.6%, 80.2%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,985,174

CSS custom property--colour: #4C1156;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.8:1

Contrast with white13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#B3EEA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002958no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A2F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4D1E33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7 Purple · ΔE 25.9 Indigo · ΔE 29.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B5611

Analogous#2A1156, #56113D

Triadic#564C11, #11564C

Split complementary#3D5611, #11562A

Tetradic#562A11, #1B5611, #113D56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CA56DD

Lighter +30%#BC2BD5

Lighter +20%#9722AB

Lighter +10%#721981

Darker −10%#26092B

Darker −20%#010001

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#550463

Less saturated −25%#431E49

Channel breakdown

R76

G17

B86

Red76 (29.8%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue291.3°

Saturation (HSL)66.99%

Lightness20.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 11 · B 56

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