Recognised as Colour

#4E253D

#4E253D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4E253D is a magenta with RGB values 78, 37, 61 and HSL 325°, 36%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4E253D#4E253D

HEX#4E253D

RGBrgb(78, 37, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1451, 0.2392

RGB percentages30.6%, 14.5%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(324.9, 35.7%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.9, 52.6%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 52.6%, 21.8%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,121,341

CSS custom property--colour: #4E253D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.68:1

Contrast with white12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#B1DAC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282F3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#33353Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#53252Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.8 Dim grey · ΔE 33.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.9 Gray · ΔE 40.2 Slate grey · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#254E36

Analogous#4B254E, #4E2528

Triadic#3D4E25, #253D4E

Split complementary#294E25, #254E4A

Tetradic#4E4A25, #254E36, #25294E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C27DA5

Lighter +30%#B15B8D

Lighter +20%#934673

Lighter +10%#713558

Darker −10%#2B1522

Darker −20%#090407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C173F

Less saturated −25%#40333B

Channel breakdown

R78

G37

B61

Red78 (30.6%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue324.88°

Saturation (HSL)35.65%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 25 · B 3D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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