Colour

#4F224F

#4F224F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F224F is a magenta with RGB values 79, 34, 79 and HSL 300°, 40%, 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

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HEX#4F224F

RGBrgb(79, 34, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1333, 0.3098

RGB percentages31%, 13.3%, 31%

HSLhsl(300, 39.8%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 57%, 31%)

CMYK0%, 57%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,186,127

CSS custom property--colour: #4F224F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.54:1

Contrast with white12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#B0DDB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E3050no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B364Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#512735no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.2 Purple · ΔE 36.5 Black · ΔE 40 Dim grey · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#224F22

Analogous#39224F, #4F2239

Triadic#4F4F22, #224F4F

Split complementary#394F22, #224F39

Tetradic#4F3922, #224F22, #22394F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C578C5

Lighter +30%#B654B6

Lighter +20%#964196

Lighter +10%#733173

Darker −10%#2B132B

Darker −20%#080308

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D145D

Less saturated −25%#413041

Channel breakdown

R79

G34

B79

Red79 (31%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)39.82%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 22 · B 4F

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