Colour

#4E023B

#4E023B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#4E023B is a magenta with RGB values 78, 2, 59 and HSL 315°, 95%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#4E023B

RGBrgb(78, 2, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0078, 0.2314

RGB percentages30.6%, 0.8%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(315, 95%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315, 97.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 97.4%, 24.4%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,112,379

CSS custom property--colour: #4E023B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.05:1

Contrast with white15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#B1FDC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B1F3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#252B39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Tritanopia#540320no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 33.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 36.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 38.8 Indigo · ΔE 41.9

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 33.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#024E15

Analogous#3B024E, #4E0215

Triadic#3B4E02, #023B4E

Split complementary#154E02, #024E3B

Tetradic#4E3B02, #024E15, #02154E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F923C4

Lighter +30%#E306AC

Lighter +20%#B10586

Lighter +10%#800361

Darker −10%#1C0115

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#50003C

Less saturated −25%#440C36

Channel breakdown

R78

B59

Red78 (30.6%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue315°

Saturation (HSL)95%

Lightness15.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 02 · B 3B

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