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Recognised as Colour

#4E1258

  • #4E1258
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E1258 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 18, 88 and HSL 291°, 66%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E1258#4E1258
HEX#4E1258
RGBrgb(78, 18, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0706, 0.3451
RGB percentages30.6%, 7.1%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(291.4, 66%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 79.5%, 34.5%)
CMYK11.4%, 79.5%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,116,504
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1258;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#B1EDA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002A5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B3056no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4F1F34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24Purple · ΔE 25.1Indigo · ΔE 28.7Dark magenta · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C5812
Analogous#2B1258, #58123F
Triadic#584E12, #12584E
Split complementary#3F5812, #12582B
Tetradic#582B12, #1C5812, #123F58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CA59DD
Lighter +30%#BD2FD4
Lighter +20%#9923AD
Lighter +10%#741B82
Darker −10%#28092E
Darker −20%#030103
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#570565
Less saturated −25%#451F4B

Channel breakdown

R78
G18
B88
Red78 (30.6%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)66.04%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 12 · B 58

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