Colour

#4E0C36

#4E0C36
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E0C36 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 12, 54 and HSL 322°, 73%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E0C36#4E0C36

HEX#4E0C36

RGBrgb(78, 12, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0471, 0.2118

RGB percentages30.6%, 4.7%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(321.8, 73.3%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 84.6%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 84.6%, 30.8%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,114,934

CSS custom property--colour: #4E0C36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.69:1

Contrast with white14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#B1F3C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#162137no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2C35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#540A20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.9 Black · ΔE 38.8 Purple · ΔE 39.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 44.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 36.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C4E24

Analogous#450C4E, #4E0C15

Triadic#364E0C, #0C364E

Split complementary#154E0C, #0C4E45

Tetradic#4E450C, #0C4E24, #0C154E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E244A9

Lighter +30%#D32092

Lighter +20%#A61A73

Lighter +10%#7A1355

Darker −10%#220517

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#590139

Less saturated −25%#431733

Channel breakdown

R78

G12

B54

Red78 (30.6%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue321.82°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 0C · B 36

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