Colour

#4E224E

#4E224E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E224E is a magenta with RGB values 78, 34, 78 and HSL 300°, 39%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E224E

RGBrgb(78, 34, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1333, 0.3059

RGB percentages30.6%, 13.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(300, 39.3%, 22%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 56.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 56.4%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,120,590

CSS custom property--colour: #4E224E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.63:1

Contrast with white12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#B1DDB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E2F4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B354Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#502734no 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 text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.8 Purple · ΔE 37.1 Black · ΔE 39.4 Dim grey · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#224E22

Analogous#38224E, #4E2238

Triadic#4E4E22, #224E4E

Split complementary#384E22, #224E38

Tetradic#4E3822, #224E22, #22384E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C478C4

Lighter +30%#B554B5

Lighter +20%#954195

Lighter +10%#723172

Darker −10%#2A132A

Darker −20%#070307

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C145C

Less saturated −25%#403040

Channel breakdown

R78

G34

B78

Red78 (30.6%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)39.29%

Lightness21.96%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 22 · B 4E

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Colour values

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