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Recognised as Colour

#4E024A

  • #4E024A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#4E024A is a magenta with RGB values 78, 2, 74 and HSL 303°, 95%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#4E024A#4E024A
HEX#4E024A
RGBrgb(78, 2, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0078, 0.2902
RGB percentages30.6%, 0.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(303.2, 95%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.2, 97.4%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 97.4%, 5.1%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,112,394
CSS custom property--colour: #4E024A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.67:1
Contrast with white14.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#B1FDB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00224Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E2C48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#520F28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 26.6Midnight blue · ΔE 27.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.3Dark magenta · ΔE 31.7Indigo · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 26.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#024E06
Analogous#2C024E, #4E0224
Triadic#4A4E02, #024A4E
Split complementary#244E02, #024E2C
Tetradic#4E2C02, #024E06, #02244E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F923EE
Lighter +30%#E306D8
Lighter +20%#B105A8
Lighter +10%#800379
Darker −10%#1C011B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#50004C
Less saturated −25%#440C41

Channel breakdown

R78
G2
B74
Red78 (30.6%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue303.16°
Saturation (HSL)95%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 02 · B 4A

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