Colour

#4D2255

#4D2255
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D2255 is a magenta with RGB values 77, 34, 85 and HSL 291°, 43%, 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

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HEX#4D2255

RGBrgb(77, 34, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1333, 0.3333

RGB percentages30.2%, 13.3%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(290.6, 42.9%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 60%, 33.3%)

CMYK9.4%, 60%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,055,061

CSS custom property--colour: #4D2255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03378WCAG 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 12.53:1

Contrast with white12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#B2DDAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#193057no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#273554no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4E2938no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.6 Purple · ΔE 34.1 Indigo · ΔE 38.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A5522

Analogous#332255, #552244

Triadic#554D22, #22554D

Split complementary#445522, #225533

Tetradic#553322, #2A5522, #224455

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BD79CA

Lighter +30%#AB55BB

Lighter +20%#8F3F9E

Lighter +10%#6E3179

Darker −10%#2C1331

Darker −20%#0B050C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#571364

Less saturated −25%#433146

Channel breakdown

R77

G34

B85

Red77 (30.2%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue290.59°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 22 · B 55

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