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Recognised as Colour

#72355D

  • #72355D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#72355D is a magenta with RGB values 114, 53, 93 and HSL 321°, 37%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#72355D#72355D
HEX#72355D
RGBrgb(114, 53, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2078, 0.3647
RGB percentages44.7%, 20.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(320.7, 36.5%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.7, 53.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 53.5%, 18.4%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,484,765
CSS custom property--colour: #72355D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#8DCAA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#39445Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#494E5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#783545no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2Pale violetred · ΔE 34Purple · ΔE 36.6Dim grey · ΔE 36.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.2Rosy brown · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 31.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35724A
Analogous#683572, #72353F
Triadic#5D7235, #355D72
Split complementary#3F7235, #357268
Tetradic#726835, #35724A, #353F72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3A0C1
Lighter +30%#C37DAB
Lighter +20%#B35A94
Lighter +10%#954579
Darker −10%#4F2541
Darker −20%#2C1524
Darker −30%#0A0408
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#872064
Less saturated −25%#5D4A56

Channel breakdown

R114
G53
B93
Red114 (44.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue320.66°
Saturation (HSL)36.53%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 35 · B 5D

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