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Recognised as Colour

#752A55

  • #752A55
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#752A55 is a magenta with RGB values 117, 42, 85 and HSL 326°, 47%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#752A55#752A55
HEX#752A55
RGBrgb(117, 42, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1647, 0.3333
RGB percentages45.9%, 16.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(325.6, 47.2%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.6, 64.1%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 64.1%, 27.4%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,678,549
CSS custom property--colour: #752A55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#8AD5AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#333E56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#484B53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7D283Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 33.3Purple · ΔE 34.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.9Medium violet red · ΔE 37Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.4Dark magenta · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 33.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A754A
Analogous#702A75, #752A30
Triadic#55752A, #2A5575
Split complementary#2F752A, #2A7570
Tetradic#75702A, #2A754A, #2A2F75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D893BB
Lighter +30%#CB6DA3
Lighter +20%#BD488B
Lighter +10%#9B3770
Darker −10%#4F1D3A
Darker −20%#2A0F1E
Darker −30%#040203
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#891658
Less saturated −25%#613E52

Channel breakdown

R117
G42
B85
Red117 (45.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue325.6°
Saturation (HSL)47.17%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 2A · B 55

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