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Recognised as Colour

#4E244E

  • #4E244E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E244E is a magenta with RGB values 78, 36, 78 and HSL 300°, 37%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E244E#4E244E
HEX#4E244E
RGBrgb(78, 36, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1412, 0.3059
RGB percentages30.6%, 14.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(300, 36.8%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 53.8%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,121,102
CSS custom property--colour: #4E244E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B1DBB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20314Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D364Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#502835no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Midnight blue · ΔE 33.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.7Purple · ΔE 38.4Black · ΔE 38.5Dim grey · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#244E24
Analogous#39244E, #4E2439
Triadic#4E4E24, #244E4E
Split complementary#394E24, #244E39
Tetradic#4E3924, #244E24, #24394E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C27CC2
Lighter +30%#B259B2
Lighter +20%#944494
Lighter +10%#713471
Darker −10%#2B142B
Darker −20%#080408
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C165C
Less saturated −25%#403240

Channel breakdown

R78
G36
B78
Red78 (30.6%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 24 · B 4E

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