Recognised as Colour

#77236E

#77236E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#77236E is a magenta with RGB values 119, 35, 110 and HSL 306°, 55%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#77236E

RGBrgb(119, 35, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1373, 0.4314

RGB percentages46.7%, 13.7%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(306.4, 54.5%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 70.6%, 46.7%)

CMYK0%, 70.6%, 7.6%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,807,854

CSS custom property--colour: #77236E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.33:1

Contrast with white9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#88DC91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F3F70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D4B6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7C2B45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 17.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Indigo · ΔE 30.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 17.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23772C

Analogous#562377, #772344

Triadic#6E7723, #236E77

Split complementary#447723, #237756

Tetradic#775623, #23772C, #234477

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DC8AD4

Lighter +30%#D162C5

Lighter +20%#C53BB6

Lighter +10%#9E2F92

Darker −10%#50174A

Darker −20%#280C25

Darker −30%#010001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8A107D

Less saturated −25%#64365F

Channel breakdown

R119

G35

B110

Red119 (46.7%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue306.43°

Saturation (HSL)54.55%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 77 · G 23 · B 6E

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