Recognised as Colour

#72337D

#72337D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#72337D is a magenta with RGB values 114, 51, 125 and HSL 291°, 42%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#72337D

RGBrgb(114, 51, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2, 0.4902

RGB percentages44.7%, 20%, 49%

HSLhsl(291.1, 42%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 59.2%, 49%)

CMYK8.8%, 59.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,484,285

CSS custom property--colour: #72337D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#8DCC82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25487Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B4F7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#733E53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Purple · ΔE 20.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 27 Indigo · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E7D33

Analogous#4D337D, #7D3363

Triadic#7D7233, #337D72

Split complementary#637D33, #337D4D

Tetradic#7D4D33, #3E7D33, #33637D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1A3D9

Lighter +30%#BF7ECB

Lighter +20%#AD5ABC

Lighter +10%#9342A1

Darker −10%#512459

Darker −20%#301535

Darker −30%#0F0710

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#811D93

Less saturated −25%#634967

Channel breakdown

R114

G51

B125

Red114 (44.7%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue291.08°

Saturation (HSL)42.05%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 33 · B 7D

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