Colour

#72024B

#72024B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#72024B is a magenta with RGB values 114, 2, 75 and HSL 321°, 97%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#72024B

RGBrgb(114, 2, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0078, 0.2941

RGB percentages44.7%, 0.8%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(320.9, 96.6%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.9, 98.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 98.2%, 34.2%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,471,691

CSS custom property--colour: #72024B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.5:1

Contrast with white11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#8DFDB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C2D4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D4049no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7B0029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 28.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 38.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 28.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#027229

Analogous#610272, #720213

Triadic#4B7202, #024B72

Split complementary#137202, #027261

Tetradic#726102, #027229, #021372

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC44BC

Lighter +30%#FB12AA

Lighter +20%#D6048D

Lighter +10%#A4036C

Darker −10%#40012A

Darker −20%#0E0009

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#74004C

Less saturated −25%#631147

Channel breakdown

R114

B75

Red114 (44.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue320.89°

Saturation (HSL)96.55%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 02 · B 4B

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Colour values

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