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Recognised as Colour

#4D274D

  • #4D274D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D274D is a magenta with RGB values 77, 39, 77 and HSL 300°, 33%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D274D#4D274D
HEX#4D274D
RGBrgb(77, 39, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1529, 0.302
RGB percentages30.2%, 15.3%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(300, 32.8%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 49.4%, 30.2%)
CMYK0%, 49.4%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,056,333
CSS custom property--colour: #4D274D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B2D8B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24324Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E374Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4F2B36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Midnight blue · ΔE 35Black · ΔE 36.6Dim grey · ΔE 36.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#274D27
Analogous#3A274D, #4D273A
Triadic#4D4D27, #274D4D
Split complementary#3A4D27, #274D3A
Tetradic#4D3A27, #274D27, #273A4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF81BF
Lighter +30%#AE5FAE
Lighter +20%#914991
Lighter +10%#6F386F
Darker −10%#2B162B
Darker −20%#090509
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B195B
Less saturated −25%#3F363F

Channel breakdown

R77
G39
B77
Red77 (30.2%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)32.76%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 27 · B 4D

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