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Recognised as Colour

#75236D

  • #75236D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#75236D is a magenta with RGB values 117, 35, 109 and HSL 306°, 54%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#75236D#75236D
HEX#75236D
RGBrgb(117, 35, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1373, 0.4275
RGB percentages45.9%, 13.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(305.9, 53.9%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.9, 70.1%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 70.1%, 6.8%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,676,781
CSS custom property--colour: #75236D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#8ADC92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3E6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4A6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#7A2B45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Indigo · ΔE 30.8Midnight blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23752B
Analogous#542375, #752344
Triadic#6D7523, #236D75
Split complementary#447523, #237554
Tetradic#755423, #23752B, #234475

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DC88D3
Lighter +30%#D061C5
Lighter +20%#C43AB6
Lighter +10%#9C2F92
Darker −10%#4E1748
Darker −20%#260C24
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#88107C
Less saturated −25%#62365E

Channel breakdown

R117
G35
B109
Red117 (45.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue305.85°
Saturation (HSL)53.95%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 23 · B 6D

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