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Recognised as Colour

#4E1551

  • #4E1551
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E1551 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 21, 81 and HSL 297°, 59%, 20%. 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

#4E1551#4E1551
HEX#4E1551
RGBrgb(78, 21, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0824, 0.3176
RGB percentages30.6%, 8.2%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(297, 58.8%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CMYK3.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,117,265
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1551;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#B1EAAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#092A53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#22314Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#501E31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Midnight blue · ΔE 26.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.4Purple · ΔE 29.2Indigo · ΔE 34.1Dark magenta · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#185115
Analogous#301551, #511536
Triadic#514E15, #15514E
Split complementary#365115, #155130
Tetradic#513015, #185115, #153651

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF5DD5
Lighter +30%#C334CB
Lighter +20%#9C2AA2
Lighter +10%#751F7A
Darker −10%#270B29
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#59085E
Less saturated −25%#432244

Channel breakdown

R78
G21
B81
Red78 (30.6%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue297°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 15 · B 51

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