Recognised as Colour
#72015C
- #72015C
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Purple
#72015C is a magenta with RGB values 114, 1, 92 and HSL 312°, 98%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.
Colour values
#72015C#72015C
HEX#72015C
RGBrgb(114, 1, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0039, 0.3608
RGB percentages44.7%, 0.4%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(311.7, 98.3%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.7, 99.1%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 99.1%, 19.3%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,471,452
CSS custom property--colour: #72015C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#8DFEA3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#017217
Analogous#4F0172, #720124
Triadic#5C7201, #015C72
Split complementary#247201, #01724F
Tetradic#724F01, #017217, #012472
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G1
B92
Red114 (44.7%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue311.68°
Saturation (HSL)98.26%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 01 · B 5C
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