Colour

#4E1C55

#4E1C55
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E1C55 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 28, 85 and HSL 293°, 50%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E1C55#4E1C55

HEX#4E1C55

RGBrgb(78, 28, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1098, 0.3333

RGB percentages30.6%, 11%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(292.6, 50.4%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 67.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK8.2%, 67.1%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,119,061

CSS custom property--colour: #4E1C55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.95:1

Contrast with white12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#B1E3AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#102E57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#243354no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4F2535no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 26 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2 Purple · ΔE 30.6 Indigo · ΔE 35 Dark magenta · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23551C

Analogous#321C55, #551C3F

Triadic#554E1C, #1C554E

Split complementary#3F551C, #1C5532

Tetradic#55321C, #23551C, #1C3F55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C36ECF

Lighter +30%#B347C3

Lighter +20%#9435A2

Lighter +10%#71297B

Darker −10%#2B0F2F

Darker −20%#080308

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#590E63

Less saturated −25%#432A47

Channel breakdown

R78

G28

B85

Red78 (30.6%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue292.63°

Saturation (HSL)50.44%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 1C · B 55

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