Recognised as Colour

#4E214E

#4E214E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E214E is a magenta with RGB values 78, 33, 78 and HSL 300°, 41%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E214E

RGBrgb(78, 33, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1294, 0.3059

RGB percentages30.6%, 12.9%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(300, 40.5%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 57.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 57.7%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,120,334

CSS custom property--colour: #4E214E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.72:1

Contrast with white12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#B1DEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D2F4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B354Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#502634no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.3 Purple · ΔE 36.6 Black · ΔE 39.8 Dim grey · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#214E21

Analogous#38214E, #4E2138

Triadic#4E4E21, #214E4E

Split complementary#384E21, #214E38

Tetradic#4E3821, #214E21, #21384E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C576C5

Lighter +30%#B652B6

Lighter +20%#963F96

Lighter +10%#723072

Darker −10%#2A122A

Darker −20%#060306

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C135C

Less saturated −25%#402F40

Channel breakdown

R78

G33

B78

Red78 (30.6%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)40.54%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 21 · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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