Colour

#4F234D

#4F234D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F234D is a magenta with RGB values 79, 35, 77 and HSL 303°, 39%, 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#4F234D

RGBrgb(79, 35, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1373, 0.302

RGB percentages31%, 13.7%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(302.7, 38.6%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.7, 55.7%, 31%)

CMYK0%, 55.7%, 2.5%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,186,381

CSS custom property--colour: #4F234D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.034WCAG 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 12.5:1

Contrast with white12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#B0DCB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20304Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D364Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#522734no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.9 Purple · ΔE 38 Black · ΔE 38.7 Dim grey · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#234F25

Analogous#3B234F, #4F2337

Triadic#4D4F23, #234D4F

Split complementary#374F23, #234F3B

Tetradic#4F3B23, #234F25, #23374F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C47AC1

Lighter +30%#B457B0

Lighter +20%#964292

Lighter +10%#72336F

Darker −10%#2C132B

Darker −20%#080408

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D155A

Less saturated −25%#413140

Channel breakdown

R79

G35

B77

Red79 (31%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue302.73°

Saturation (HSL)38.6%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4F · G 23 · B 4D

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