Colour

#73003E

#73003E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#73003E is a magenta with RGB values 115, 0, 62 and HSL 328°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#73003E

RGBrgb(115, 0, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0, 0.2431

RGB percentages45.1%, 0%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(327.7, 100%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.7, 100%, 45.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 46.1%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,536,702

CSS custom property--colour: #73003E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.68:1

Contrast with white11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#8CFFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222B3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#403F3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7D0021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 33.8 Purple · ΔE 36 Brown · ΔE 36.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 37.1 Indian red · ΔE 38.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 33.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#007335

Analogous#6F0073, #730004

Triadic#3E7300, #003E73

Split complementary#047300, #00736F

Tetradic#736F00, #007335, #000473

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF40A7

Lighter +30%#FF0D8F

Lighter +20%#D90075

Lighter +10%#A60059

Darker −10%#400023

Darker −20%#0D0007

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#73003E

Less saturated −25%#650E3D

Channel breakdown

R115

B62

Red115 (45.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue327.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 73 · G 00 · B 3E

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