Recognised as Colour

#72003D

#72003D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#72003D is a magenta with RGB values 114, 0, 61 and HSL 328°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#72003D

RGBrgb(114, 0, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0, 0.2392

RGB percentages44.7%, 0%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(327.9, 100%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.9, 100%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 46.5%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,471,165

CSS custom property--colour: #72003D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.78:1

Contrast with white11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#8DFFC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222B3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#403F3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7C0021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 34.3 Brown · ΔE 36.1 Purple · ΔE 36.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 37.3 Indian red · ΔE 38.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 34.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#007235

Analogous#6E0072, #720004

Triadic#3D7200, #003D72

Split complementary#047200, #00726E

Tetradic#726E00, #007235, #000472

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF3FA6

Lighter +30%#FF0C8E

Lighter +20%#D80074

Lighter +10%#A50058

Darker −10%#3F0022

Darker −20%#0C0006

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#72003D

Less saturated −25%#640E3C

Channel breakdown

R114

B61

Red114 (44.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue327.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 00 · B 3D

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