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Recognised as Colour

#72536C

  • #72536C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#72536C is a magenta with RGB values 114, 83, 108 and HSL 312°, 16%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#72536C#72536C
HEX#72536C
RGBrgb(114, 83, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3255, 0.4235
RGB percentages44.7%, 32.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(311.6, 15.7%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.6, 27.2%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 5.3%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,492,460
CSS custom property--colour: #72536C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#8DAC93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5E6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#75545Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Gray · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Rosy brown · ΔE 29Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#537259
Analogous#695372, #72535D
Triadic#6C7253, #536C72
Split complementary#5D7253, #537269
Tetradic#726953, #537259, #535D72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1C0CE
Lighter +30%#BCA2B7
Lighter +20%#A685A0
Lighter +10%#906888
Darker −10%#543E50
Darker −20%#372834
Darker −30%#191318
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B3A7B
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R114
G83
B108
Red114 (44.7%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue311.61°
Saturation (HSL)15.74%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 53 · B 6C

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