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Colour

#72294D

  • #72294D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#72294D is a red with RGB values 114, 41, 77 and HSL 330°, 47%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#72294D#72294D
HEX#72294D
RGBrgb(114, 41, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1608, 0.302
RGB percentages44.7%, 16.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(330.4, 47.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.4, 64%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 64%, 32.5%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,481,677
CSS custom property--colour: #72294D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#8DD6B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#343B4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#48484Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7A2537no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 33.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 38Indian red · ΔE 38.1Purple · ΔE 38.5Brown · ΔE 39.6Medium violet red · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 33.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29724E
Analogous#722972, #722929
Triadic#4D7229, #294D72
Split complementary#297229, #297272
Tetradic#727229, #29724E, #292972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D790B3
Lighter +30%#CA6A99
Lighter +20%#BC4580
Lighter +10%#983666
Darker −10%#4C1C34
Darker −20%#270E1A
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#85164D
Less saturated −25%#5F3C4D

Channel breakdown

R114
G41
B77
Red114 (44.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue330.41°
Saturation (HSL)47.1%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 29 · B 4D

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