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Colour

#72274C

  • #72274C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#72274C is a red with RGB values 114, 39, 76 and HSL 330°, 49%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#72274C#72274C
HEX#72274C
RGBrgb(114, 39, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1529, 0.298
RGB percentages44.7%, 15.3%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(330.4, 49%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.4, 65.8%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 65.8%, 33.3%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,481,164
CSS custom property--colour: #72274C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#8DD8B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#323A4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#47484Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7B2236no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 34Purple · ΔE 38.1Indian red · ΔE 38.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.3Medium violet red · ΔE 39.1Brown · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 33.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27724D
Analogous#722772, #722727
Triadic#4C7227, #274C72
Split complementary#277227, #277272
Tetradic#727227, #27724D, #272772

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D88DB2
Lighter +30%#CB6798
Lighter +20%#BE417F
Lighter +10%#983465
Darker −10%#4C1A33
Darker −20%#260D19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#85144C
Less saturated −25%#5F3A4C

Channel breakdown

R114
G39
B76
Red114 (44.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue330.4°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 27 · B 4C

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