Colour

#78003D

#78003D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#78003D is a magenta with RGB values 120, 0, 61 and HSL 330°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#78003D

RGBrgb(120, 0, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0, 0.2392

RGB percentages47.1%, 0%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(329.5, 100%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.5, 100%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 49.2%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,864,381

CSS custom property--colour: #78003D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.25:1

Contrast with white11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#87FFC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262D3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#44423Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Tritanopia#830021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 33.4 Brown · ΔE 33.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 36 Indian red · ΔE 36.7 Purple · ΔE 37.8 Maroon · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 33.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00783B

Analogous#770078, #780001

Triadic#3D7800, #003D78

Split complementary#017800, #007877

Tetradic#787700, #00783B, #000178

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF45A4

Lighter +30%#FF128A

Lighter +20%#DE0071

Lighter +10%#AB0057

Darker −10%#450023

Darker −20%#120009

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#78003D

Less saturated −25%#690F3D

Channel breakdown

R120

B61

Red120 (47.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue329.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness23.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 00 · B 3D

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