Colour

#4C1255

#4C1255
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C1255 is a magenta with RGB values 76, 18, 85 and HSL 292°, 65%, 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

#4C1255#4C1255

HEX#4C1255

RGBrgb(76, 18, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0706, 0.3333

RGB percentages29.8%, 7.1%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(291.9, 65%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 78.8%, 33.3%)

CMYK10.6%, 78.8%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,985,429

CSS custom property--colour: #4C1255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.77:1

Contrast with white13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#B3EDAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002957no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B2F53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4D1F32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 23.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4 Purple · ΔE 26.6 Indigo · ΔE 30.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B5512

Analogous#2B1255, #55123C

Triadic#554C12, #12554C

Split complementary#3C5512, #12552B

Tetradic#552B12, #1B5512, #123C55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CA57DC

Lighter +30%#BC2DD3

Lighter +20%#9724A9

Lighter +10%#721B7F

Darker −10%#26092B

Darker −20%#010001

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#550562

Less saturated −25%#431F48

Channel breakdown

R76

G18

B85

Red76 (29.8%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue291.94°

Saturation (HSL)65.05%

Lightness20.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 12 · B 55

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