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Recognised as Colour

#4E1553

  • #4E1553
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E1553 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 21, 83 and HSL 295°, 60%, 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

#4E1553#4E1553
HEX#4E1553
RGBrgb(78, 21, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0824, 0.3255
RGB percentages30.6%, 8.2%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(295.2, 59.6%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 74.7%, 32.5%)
CMYK6%, 74.7%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,117,267
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1553;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.5:1
Contrast with white13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#B1EAAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#062A55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#203151no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#501F32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3Purple · ΔE 28.3Indigo · ΔE 32.9Dark magenta · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A5315
Analogous#2F1553, #531539
Triadic#534E15, #15534E
Split complementary#395315, #15532F
Tetradic#532F15, #1A5315, #153953

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD5ED6
Lighter +30%#C035CC
Lighter +20%#9B2AA4
Lighter +10%#741F7C
Darker −10%#280B2A
Darker −20%#010002
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#590860
Less saturated −25%#432246

Channel breakdown

R78
G21
B83
Red78 (30.6%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue295.16°
Saturation (HSL)59.62%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 15 · B 53

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