Recognised as Colour

#4E0E57

#4E0E57
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#4E0E57 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 14, 87 and HSL 293°, 72%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E0E57

RGBrgb(78, 14, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0549, 0.3412

RGB percentages30.6%, 5.5%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(292.6, 72.3%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 83.9%, 34.1%)

CMYK10.3%, 83.9%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,115,479

CSS custom property--colour: #4E0E57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.78:1

Contrast with white13.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#B1F1A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002859no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A2F55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4F1D32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9 Purple · ΔE 24.2 Indigo · ΔE 27.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17570E

Analogous#2A0E57, #570E3C

Triadic#574E0E, #0E574E

Split complementary#3C570E, #0E5729

Tetradic#57290E, #17570E, #0E3C57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D04EE3

Lighter +30%#C423DB

Lighter +20%#9D1CAF

Lighter +10%#751583

Darker −10%#27072B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#580164

Less saturated −25%#441B4A

Channel breakdown

R78

G14

B87

Red78 (30.6%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue292.6°

Saturation (HSL)72.28%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 0E · B 57

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