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Recognised as Colour

#70256B

  • #70256B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#70256B is a magenta with RGB values 112, 37, 107 and HSL 304°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#70256B#70256B
HEX#70256B
RGBrgb(112, 37, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.1451, 0.4196
RGB percentages43.9%, 14.5%, 42%
HSLhsl(304, 50.3%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304, 67%, 43.9%)
CMYK0%, 67%, 4.5%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,349,611
CSS custom property--colour: #70256B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#8FDA94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3E6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4869no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#742D44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 20.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1Midnight blue · ΔE 30.1Indigo · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 20.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25702A
Analogous#4F2570, #702546
Triadic#6B7025, #256B70
Split complementary#467025, #257050
Tetradic#705025, #25702A, #254570

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D889D3
Lighter +30%#CB63C4
Lighter +20%#BD3EB4
Lighter +10%#963290
Darker −10%#4A1846
Darker −20%#230C22
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#83127B
Less saturated −25%#5D385B

Channel breakdown

R112
G37
B107
Red112 (43.9%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue304°
Saturation (HSL)50.34%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 70 · G 25 · B 6B

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