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Recognised as Colour

#72034E

  • #72034E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#72034E is a magenta with RGB values 114, 3, 78 and HSL 319°, 95%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#72034E#72034E
HEX#72034E
RGBrgb(114, 3, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0118, 0.3059
RGB percentages44.7%, 1.2%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(319.5, 94.9%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.5, 97.4%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 97.4%, 31.6%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,471,950
CSS custom property--colour: #72034E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#8DFCB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B2E50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C404Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7B002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 26.5Medium violet red · ΔE 30.5Dark magenta · ΔE 30.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.5Pale violetred · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 26.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#037227
Analogous#5F0372, #720316
Triadic#4E7203, #034E72
Split complementary#167203, #03725F
Tetradic#725F03, #037227, #031672

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA47C0
Lighter +30%#F915AF
Lighter +20%#D50692
Lighter +10%#A40470
Darker −10%#40022C
Darker −20%#0F000A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#75004F
Less saturated −25%#631249

Channel breakdown

R114
G3
B78
Red114 (44.7%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue319.46°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 03 · B 4E

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