Colour

#4E1751

#4E1751
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E1751 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 23, 81 and HSL 297°, 56%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E1751

RGBrgb(78, 23, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0902, 0.3176

RGB percentages30.6%, 9%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(296.9, 55.8%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 71.6%, 31.8%)

CMYK3.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,117,777

CSS custom property--colour: #4E1751;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.42:1

Contrast with white13.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#B1E8AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C2A53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#23314Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#502031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29 Purple · ΔE 30 Indigo · ΔE 34.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1A5117

Analogous#311751, #511737

Triadic#514E17, #17514E

Split complementary#375117, #175131

Tetradic#513117, #1A5117, #173751

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CC62D2

Lighter +30%#C03AC7

Lighter +20%#9A2EA0

Lighter +10%#742279

Darker −10%#280C29

Darker −20%#010002

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A0A5E

Less saturated −25%#422444

Channel breakdown

R78

G23

B81

Red78 (30.6%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue296.9°

Saturation (HSL)55.77%

Lightness20.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 17 · B 51

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