Colour

#73274E

#73274E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#73274E is a magenta with RGB values 115, 39, 78 and HSL 329°, 49%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#73274E

RGBrgb(115, 39, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.1529, 0.3059

RGB percentages45.1%, 15.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(329.2, 49.4%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 66.1%, 45.1%)

CMYK0%, 66.1%, 32.2%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,546,702

CSS custom property--colour: #73274E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1

Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#8CD8B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#323B4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#47484Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7C2337no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 33.7 Purple · ΔE 37 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 38.2 Indian red · ΔE 38.5 Brown · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 33.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27734C

Analogous#722773, #732728

Triadic#4E7327, #274E73

Split complementary#287327, #277372

Tetradic#737227, #27734C, #272873

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D98DB4

Lighter +30%#CC679B

Lighter +20%#BF4182

Lighter +10%#993468

Darker −10%#4D1A34

Darker −20%#270D1A

Darker −30%#010001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#86144F

Less saturated −25%#603A4D

Channel breakdown

R115

G39

B78

Red115 (45.1%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue329.21°

Saturation (HSL)49.35%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 73 · G 27 · B 4E

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