Recognised as Colour

#4E002C

#4E002C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4E002C is a magenta with RGB values 78, 0, 44 and HSL 326°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4E002C#4E002C

HEX#4E002C

RGBrgb(78, 0, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0, 0.1725

RGB percentages30.6%, 0%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(326.2, 100%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.2, 100%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 43.6%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,111,852

CSS custom property--colour: #4E002C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.44:1

Contrast with white15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#B1FFD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#131B2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#29292Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Tritanopia#550016no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 39.8 Purple · ΔE 41.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.2 Brown · ΔE 44.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 45.2 Maroon · ΔE 45.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 39.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#004E22

Analogous#49004E, #4E0005

Triadic#2C4E00, #002C4E

Split complementary#054E00, #004E49

Tetradic#4E4900, #004E22, #00054E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF1B9C

Lighter +30%#E70082

Lighter +20%#B40066

Lighter +10%#810049

Darker −10%#1B000F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E002C

Less saturated −25%#440A2B

Channel breakdown

R78

B44

Red78 (30.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue326.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 00 · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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