Colour

#72276A

#72276A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#72276A is a magenta with RGB values 114, 39, 106 and HSL 306°, 49%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#72276A

RGBrgb(114, 39, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1529, 0.4157

RGB percentages44.7%, 15.3%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(306.4, 49%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 65.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 65.8%, 7%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,481,194

CSS custom property--colour: #72276A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.49:1

Contrast with white9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#8DD895

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#243F6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D4A68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#772E44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 22 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.5 Indigo · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27722F

Analogous#552772, #722745

Triadic#6A7227, #276A72

Split complementary#457227, #277255

Tetradic#725427, #27722F, #274572

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D88DD0

Lighter +30%#CB67C0

Lighter +20%#BE41B1

Lighter +10%#98348D

Darker −10%#4C1A47

Darker −20%#260D23

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#851479

Less saturated −25%#5F3A5B

Channel breakdown

R114

G39

B106

Red114 (44.7%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue306.4°

Saturation (HSL)49.02%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 27 · B 6A

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