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Recognised as Colour

#4E1451

  • #4E1451
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E1451 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 20, 81 and HSL 297°, 60%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E1451#4E1451
HEX#4E1451
RGBrgb(78, 20, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0784, 0.3176
RGB percentages30.6%, 7.8%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(297, 60.4%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CMYK3.7%, 75.3%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,117,009
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1451;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02714WCAG 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 13.61:1
Contrast with white13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#B1EBAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#072953no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#21304Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#501E31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Midnight blue · ΔE 26.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Purple · ΔE 28.8Indigo · ΔE 33.7Dark magenta · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#175114
Analogous#301451, #511435
Triadic#514E14, #14514E
Split complementary#355114, #145130
Tetradic#513014, #175114, #143551

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D05BD6
Lighter +30%#C432CC
Lighter +20%#9D28A3
Lighter +10%#751E7A
Darker −10%#270A28
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#59075E
Less saturated −25%#432144

Channel breakdown

R78
G20
B81
Red78 (30.6%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue297.05°
Saturation (HSL)60.4%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 14 · B 51

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