Colour

#74266A

#74266A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#74266A is a magenta with RGB values 116, 38, 106 and HSL 308°, 51%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#74266A

RGBrgb(116, 38, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.149, 0.4157

RGB percentages45.5%, 14.9%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(307.7, 50.6%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.7, 67.2%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 67.2%, 8.6%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,612,010

CSS custom property--colour: #74266A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1

Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#8BD995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#243F6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E4A68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Tritanopia#792C44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#267430

Analogous#572674, #742643

Triadic#6A7426, #266A74

Split complementary#437426, #267457

Tetradic#745726, #267430, #264374

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D98DD0

Lighter +30%#CD66C0

Lighter +20%#C040B0

Lighter +10%#9A338D

Darker −10%#4E1947

Darker −20%#270D24

Darker −30%#010001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#871378

Less saturated −25%#61395C

Channel breakdown

R116

G38

B106

Red116 (45.5%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue307.69°

Saturation (HSL)50.65%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 26 · B 6A

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