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Recognised as Colour

#4E0342

  • #4E0342
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#4E0342 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 3, 66 and HSL 310°, 93%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#4E0342#4E0342
HEX#4E0342
RGBrgb(78, 3, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0118, 0.2588
RGB percentages30.6%, 1.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(309.6, 92.6%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 96.2%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 96.2%, 15.4%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,112,642
CSS custom property--colour: #4E0342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.83:1
Contrast with white14.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#B1FCBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#052144no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#222B40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#530A24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 30.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9Midnight blue · ΔE 32.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.8Dark magenta · ΔE 35.6Indigo · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 30.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#034E0F
Analogous#35034E, #4E031C
Triadic#424E03, #03424E
Split complementary#1C4E03, #034E35
Tetradic#4E3503, #034E0F, #031C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F726D5
Lighter +30%#E109BF
Lighter +20%#B00795
Lighter +10%#7F056C
Darker −10%#1D0118
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#510044
Less saturated −25%#440D3B

Channel breakdown

R78
G3
B66
Red78 (30.6%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue309.6°
Saturation (HSL)92.59%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 03 · B 42

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