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Recognised as Colour

#75237A

  • #75237A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#75237A is a magenta with RGB values 117, 35, 122 and HSL 297°, 55%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#75237A#75237A
HEX#75237A
RGBrgb(117, 35, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1373, 0.4784
RGB percentages45.9%, 13.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(296.6, 55.4%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.6, 71.3%, 47.8%)
CMYK4.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,676,794
CSS custom property--colour: #75237A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#8ADC85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F417Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#354B78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#78314Cno 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 text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Indigo · ΔE 24.1Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#287A23
Analogous#4A237A, #7A2354
Triadic#7A7523, #237A75
Split complementary#537A23, #237A4A
Tetradic#7A4A23, #287A23, #23537A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D98BDE
Lighter +30%#CC64D2
Lighter +20%#BF3CC7
Lighter +10%#9B2EA2
Darker −10%#4F1852
Darker −20%#290C2B
Darker −30%#030103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#860F8E
Less saturated −25%#643766

Channel breakdown

R117
G35
B122
Red117 (45.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue296.55°
Saturation (HSL)55.41%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 23 · B 7A

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