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Recognised as Colour

#74237A

  • #74237A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#74237A is a magenta with RGB values 116, 35, 122 and HSL 296°, 55%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#74237A#74237A
HEX#74237A
RGBrgb(116, 35, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1373, 0.4784
RGB percentages45.5%, 13.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(295.9, 55.4%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.9, 71.3%, 47.8%)
CMYK4.9%, 71.3%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,611,258
CSS custom property--colour: #74237A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#8BDC85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E417Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#344B78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#77314Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.7Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Indigo · ΔE 23.8Midnight blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#297A23
Analogous#48237A, #7A2355
Triadic#7A7423, #237A74
Split complementary#547A23, #237A49
Tetradic#7A4923, #297A23, #23557A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D88BDE
Lighter +30%#CB64D2
Lighter +20%#BD3CC7
Lighter +10%#9A2EA2
Darker −10%#4E1852
Darker −20%#290C2B
Darker −30%#030103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#850F8E
Less saturated −25%#633766

Channel breakdown

R116
G35
B122
Red116 (45.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue295.86°
Saturation (HSL)55.41%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 23 · B 7A

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