Colour

#72385E

#72385E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#72385E is a magenta with RGB values 114, 56, 94 and HSL 321°, 34%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#72385E

RGBrgb(114, 56, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2196, 0.3686

RGB percentages44.7%, 22%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(320.7, 34.1%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.7, 50.9%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 50.9%, 17.5%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,485,534

CSS custom property--colour: #72385E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#8DC7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B465Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B4F5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#783847no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.9 Purple · ΔE 38 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38 Rosy brown · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 31.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38724C

Analogous#693872, #723841

Triadic#5E7238, #385E72

Split complementary#417238, #387269

Tetradic#726938, #38724C, #384172

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2A4C2

Lighter +30%#C182AB

Lighter +20%#B15F95

Lighter +10%#94497A

Darker −10%#502742

Darker −20%#2E1626

Darker −30%#0B0609

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#872365

Less saturated −25%#5D4D57

Channel breakdown

R114

G56

B94

Red114 (44.7%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue320.69°

Saturation (HSL)34.12%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 38 · B 5E

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