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Recognised as Colour

#4E174F

  • #4E174F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E174F is a magenta with RGB values 78, 23, 79 and HSL 299°, 55%, 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

#4E174F#4E174F
HEX#4E174F
RGBrgb(78, 23, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0902, 0.3098
RGB percentages30.6%, 9%, 31%
HSLhsl(298.9, 54.9%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.9, 70.9%, 31%)
CMYK1.3%, 70.9%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,117,775
CSS custom property--colour: #4E174F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B1E8B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F2A51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#24314Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#501F30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Midnight blue · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1Purple · ΔE 30.9Dark magenta · ΔE 35.9Indigo · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#184F17
Analogous#32174F, #4F1734
Triadic#4F4E17, #174F4E
Split complementary#344F17, #174F32
Tetradic#4F3217, #184F17, #17344F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF61D1
Lighter +30%#C33AC5
Lighter +20%#9C2E9E
Lighter +10%#752376
Darker −10%#270C27
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A0A5C
Less saturated −25%#422442

Channel breakdown

R78
G23
B79
Red78 (30.6%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue298.93°
Saturation (HSL)54.9%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 17 · B 4F

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