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Recognised as Colour

#4E2B50

  • #4E2B50
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2B50 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 43, 80 and HSL 297°, 30%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E2B50#4E2B50
HEX#4E2B50
RGBrgb(78, 43, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1686, 0.3137
RGB percentages30.6%, 16.9%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(296.8, 30.1%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 46.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK2.5%, 46.2%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,896
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2B50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B1D4AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273551no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#31394Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#502F39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Dim grey · ΔE 34.9Midnight blue · ΔE 35.5Black · ΔE 36.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D502B
Analogous#3C2B50, #502B3F
Triadic#504E2B, #2B504E
Split complementary#3F502B, #2B503C
Tetradic#503C2B, #2D502B, #2B4050

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC88BF
Lighter +30%#A967AD
Lighter +20%#8F4F92
Lighter +10%#6E3D71
Darker −10%#2E192F
Darker −20%#0D070E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C1C5F
Less saturated −25%#403A41

Channel breakdown

R78
G43
B80
Red78 (30.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue296.76°
Saturation (HSL)30.08%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2B · B 50

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