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Recognised as Colour

#4E1559

  • #4E1559
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E1559 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 21, 89 and HSL 290°, 62%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E1559#4E1559
HEX#4E1559
RGBrgb(78, 21, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0824, 0.349
RGB percentages30.6%, 8.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(290.3, 61.8%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 76.4%, 34.9%)
CMYK12.4%, 76.4%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,117,273
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.33:1
Contrast with white13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#B1EAA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C3157no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4F2235no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Midnight blue · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 24Purple · ΔE 25.8Indigo · ΔE 29.3Dark magenta · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#205915
Analogous#2C1559, #591542
Triadic#594E15, #15594E
Split complementary#425915, #15592C
Tetradic#592C15, #205915, #154259

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C660DA
Lighter +30%#B737D0
Lighter +20%#9628AC
Lighter +10%#721F82
Darker −10%#2A0B30
Darker −20%#060206
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#570767
Less saturated −25%#45234B

Channel breakdown

R78
G21
B89
Red78 (30.6%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue290.29°
Saturation (HSL)61.82%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 15 · B 59

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