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Recognised as Colour

#73397A

  • #73397A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#73397A is a magenta with RGB values 115, 57, 122 and HSL 294°, 36%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#73397A#73397A
HEX#73397A
RGBrgb(115, 57, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.2235, 0.4784
RGB percentages45.1%, 22.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(293.5, 36.3%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 53.3%, 47.8%)
CMYK5.7%, 53.3%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,551,354
CSS custom property--colour: #73397A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#8CC685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#304B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#425278no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#754154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 25.5Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4Midnight blue · ΔE 29.8Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#407A39
Analogous#53397A, #7A3960
Triadic#7A7339, #397A73
Split complementary#617A39, #397A53
Tetradic#7A5339, #407A39, #39617A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2A8D7
Lighter +30%#BF86C6
Lighter +20%#AD63B6
Lighter +10%#94499D
Darker −10%#522957
Darker −20%#311934
Darker −30%#110812
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#852390
Less saturated −25%#614F64

Channel breakdown

R115
G57
B122
Red115 (45.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue293.54°
Saturation (HSL)36.31%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 39 · B 7A

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