Colour

#74397A

#74397A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#74397A is a magenta with RGB values 116, 57, 122 and HSL 294°, 36%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#74397A

RGBrgb(116, 57, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2235, 0.4784

RGB percentages45.5%, 22.4%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(294.5, 36.3%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 53.3%, 47.8%)

CMYK4.9%, 53.3%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,616,890

CSS custom property--colour: #74397A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#8BC685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#304C7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#425378no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#764154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2 Purple · ΔE 25.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.1 Medium purple · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F7A39

Analogous#53397A, #7A3960

Triadic#7A7439, #397A74

Split complementary#607A39, #397A54

Tetradic#7A5439, #3F7A39, #39607A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2A8D7

Lighter +30%#C086C6

Lighter +20%#AE63B6

Lighter +10%#95499D

Darker −10%#532957

Darker −20%#321934

Darker −30%#110812

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#862390

Less saturated −25%#624F64

Channel breakdown

R116

G57

B122

Red116 (45.5%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue294.46°

Saturation (HSL)36.31%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 39 · B 7A

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