Colour

#72395E

#72395E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#72395E is a magenta with RGB values 114, 57, 94 and HSL 321°, 33%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#72395E

RGBrgb(114, 57, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2235, 0.3686

RGB percentages44.7%, 22.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(321.1, 33.3%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 50%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 17.5%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,485,790

CSS custom property--colour: #72395E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1

Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#8DC6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C475Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C505Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#783947no 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 text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.8 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 38 Slate grey · ΔE 38.2 Gray · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 31.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39724D

Analogous#6A3972, #723942

Triadic#5E7239, #395E72

Split complementary#417239, #39726A

Tetradic#726A39, #39724D, #394172

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2A5C2

Lighter +30%#C183AB

Lighter +20%#B06194

Lighter +10%#944A7A

Darker −10%#502842

Darker −20%#2E1726

Darker −30%#0C060A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#872464

Less saturated −25%#5D4E58

Channel breakdown

R114

G57

B94

Red114 (44.7%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue321.05°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 39 · B 5E

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