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Recognised as Colour

#4C2453

  • #4C2453
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C2453 is a magenta with RGB values 76, 36, 83 and HSL 291°, 39%, 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 Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C2453#4C2453
HEX#4C2453
RGBrgb(76, 36, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1412, 0.3255
RGB percentages29.8%, 14.1%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(291.1, 39.5%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 56.6%, 32.5%)
CMYK8.4%, 56.6%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,990,035
CSS custom property--colour: #4C2453;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B3DBAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C3155no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#293552no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4D2A37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Midnight blue · ΔE 29.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.7Purple · ΔE 36.4Black · ΔE 40.5Indigo · ΔE 40.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B5324
Analogous#342453, #532443
Triadic#534C24, #24534C
Split complementary#425324, #245335
Tetradic#533524, #2B5324, #244353

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB7DC6
Lighter +30%#A959B7
Lighter +20%#8D439A
Lighter +10%#6D3377
Darker −10%#2B152F
Darker −20%#0B050C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#561562
Less saturated −25%#423344

Channel breakdown

R76
G36
B83
Red76 (29.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue291.06°
Saturation (HSL)39.5%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 24 · B 53

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