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Recognised as Colour

#4E0359

  • #4E0359
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#4E0359 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 3, 89 and HSL 292°, 93%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#4E0359#4E0359
HEX#4E0359
RGBrgb(78, 3, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0118, 0.349
RGB percentages30.6%, 1.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(292.3, 93.5%, 18%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.3, 96.6%, 34.9%)
CMYK12.4%, 96.6%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,112,665
CSS custom property--colour: #4E0359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.18:1
Contrast with white14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#B1FCA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00265Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#122D57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4F1932no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22Indigo · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Dark magenta · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 20.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E5903
Analogous#230359, #590339
Triadic#594E03, #03594E
Split complementary#395903, #035923
Tetradic#592303, #0E5903, #033959

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE30F8
Lighter +30%#D008ED
Lighter +20%#A406BC
Lighter +10%#79058A
Darker −10%#230128
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#50005C
Less saturated −25%#450F4E

Channel breakdown

R78
G3
B89
Red78 (30.6%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue292.33°
Saturation (HSL)93.48%
Lightness18.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 03 · B 59

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