Information about #4E1742 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#4E1742 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid purple-pink magenta — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C). Slightly further away sit Dark Cerise (#592746) and Lynn Mettee Purple (#5D1C4F).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(78, 23, 66)), which gives #4E1742 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4E1742: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4E1742 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#4E1742 color variations
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#4E1742 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4E1742 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4E1742 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4E1742 color hues
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#4E1742 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #4E1742 color
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Nearest named colors to #4E1742
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#491E3C
#592746
#5D1C4F
#431C53
#430541
#5D1451
#551F2F
#4D202E
#43182F
#43254F
#5F1933
#54162C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4E1742
- RGB78, 23, 66
- CMYK0, 22, 5, 69
- CSSrgb(78, 23, 66)
- HSL313°, 54%, 20%
- HSL Precise313.091°, 54.455%, 19.804%
- HSV313°, 71%, 31%
- HSB313°, 71%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.090, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.090, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.090, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID4E1742
- DECIMAL ID5117762
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
