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Recognised as Colour

#4E1237

  • #4E1237
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E1237 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 18, 55 and HSL 323°, 63%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E1237#4E1237
HEX#4E1237
RGBrgb(78, 18, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0706, 0.2157
RGB percentages30.6%, 7.1%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(323, 62.5%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323, 76.9%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 76.9%, 29.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,116,471
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.33:1
Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#B1EDC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A2438no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2E36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#541022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.7Black · ΔE 37.1Purple · ΔE 40.9Midnight blue · ΔE 41.1Dim grey · ΔE 42.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 36.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#124E29
Analogous#47124E, #4E1219
Triadic#374E12, #12374E
Split complementary#194E12, #124E47
Tetradic#4E4712, #124E29, #12194E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D854A5
Lighter +30%#CA2F8F
Lighter +20%#A12571
Lighter +10%#771C54
Darker −10%#25081A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A063A
Less saturated −25%#421E34

Channel breakdown

R78
G18
B55
Red78 (30.6%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue323°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 12 · B 37

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