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Recognised as Colour

#4E2250

  • #4E2250
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2250 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 34, 80 and HSL 297°, 40%, 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

#4E2250#4E2250
HEX#4E2250
RGBrgb(78, 34, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1333, 0.3137
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.3%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(297.4, 40.4%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 57.5%, 31.4%)
CMYK2.5%, 57.5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,592
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2250;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#B1DDAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D3052no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A354Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#502835no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.6Purple · ΔE 36.2Black · ΔE 40.3Dark magenta · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#245022
Analogous#372250, #50223B
Triadic#504E22, #22504E
Split complementary#3B5022, #225037
Tetradic#503722, #245022, #223B50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C278C6
Lighter +30%#B254B7
Lighter +20%#944098
Lighter +10%#713174
Darker −10%#2B132C
Darker −20%#080408
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B145E
Less saturated −25%#413042

Channel breakdown

R78
G34
B80
Red78 (30.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue297.39°
Saturation (HSL)40.35%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 22 · B 50

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