Colour

#72337E

#72337E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#72337E is a magenta with RGB values 114, 51, 126 and HSL 290°, 42%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#72337E

RGBrgb(114, 51, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2, 0.4941

RGB percentages44.7%, 20%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(290.4, 42.4%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 59.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK9.5%, 59.5%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,484,286

CSS custom property--colour: #72337E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#8DCC81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#244980no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A507Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Tritanopia#733E53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Purple · ΔE 20.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.7 Indigo · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F7E33

Analogous#4C337E, #7E3365

Triadic#7E7233, #337E72

Split complementary#657E33, #337E4C

Tetradic#7E4C33, #3F7E33, #33657E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1A3DA

Lighter +30%#BF7FCB

Lighter +20%#AD5BBC

Lighter +10%#9342A2

Darker −10%#51245A

Darker −20%#301635

Darker −30%#0F0711

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#811D94

Less saturated −25%#634968

Channel breakdown

R114

G51

B126

Red114 (44.7%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue290.4°

Saturation (HSL)42.37%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 33 · B 7E

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