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Recognised as Colour

#78007B

  • #78007B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#78007B is a magenta with RGB values 120, 0, 123 and HSL 299°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#78007B#78007B
HEX#78007B
RGBrgb(120, 0, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0, 0.4824
RGB percentages47.1%, 0%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(298.5, 100%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.5, 100%, 48.2%)
CMYK2.4%, 100%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,864,443
CSS custom property--colour: #78007B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#87FF84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00397Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B4679no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7C2046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 2.9Dark magenta · ΔE 7.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Indigo · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 28.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 2.88, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#037B00
Analogous#3A007B, #7B0041
Triadic#7B7800, #007B78
Split complementary#407B00, #007B3B
Tetradic#7B3B00, #037B00, #00417B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB48FF
Lighter +30%#F915FF
Lighter +20%#DC00E1
Lighter +10%#AA00AE
Darker −10%#460048
Darker −20%#140015
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#78007B
Less saturated −25%#690F6C

Channel breakdown

R120
G0
B123
Red120 (47.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue298.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 00 · B 7B

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