Colour

#4E2444

#4E2444
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2444 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 36, 68 and HSL 314°, 37%, 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#4E2444

RGBrgb(78, 36, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1412, 0.2667

RGB percentages30.6%, 14.1%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(314.3, 36.8%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 53.8%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 53.8%, 12.8%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,121,092

CSS custom property--colour: #4E2444;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03299WCAG 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 12.65:1

Contrast with white12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#B1DBBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252F45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#303543no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#522630no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.3 Black · ΔE 34.4 Dim grey · ΔE 35.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.3 Slate grey · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 32.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#244E2E

Analogous#43244E, #4E242F

Triadic#444E24, #24444E

Split complementary#2F4E24, #244E43

Tetradic#4E4324, #244E2E, #242F4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C27CB2

Lighter +30%#B2599D

Lighter +20%#944481

Lighter +10%#713462

Darker −10%#2B1426

Darker −20%#080407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C164B

Less saturated −25%#40323D

Channel breakdown

R78

G36

B68

Red78 (30.6%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue314.29°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 24 · B 44

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