Recognised as Colour

#4E273E

#4E273E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4E273E is a magenta with RGB values 78, 39, 62 and HSL 325°, 33%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4E273E

RGBrgb(78, 39, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1529, 0.2431

RGB percentages30.6%, 15.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(324.6, 33.3%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.6, 50%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 20.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,121,854

CSS custom property--colour: #4E273E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1

Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#B1D8C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A303Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#34363Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#532730no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.4 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37 Gray · ΔE 39.2 Slate grey · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#274E37

Analogous#4A274E, #4E272A

Triadic#3E4E27, #273E4E

Split complementary#2A4E27, #274E4A

Tetradic#4E4B27, #274E37, #272A4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C081A6

Lighter +30%#AF5F8E

Lighter +20%#924974

Lighter +10%#703859

Darker −10%#2C1623

Darker −20%#0A0508

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D1841

Less saturated −25%#3F363B

Channel breakdown

R78

G39

B62

Red78 (30.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue324.62°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 27 · B 3E

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