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Colour

#78008E

  • #78008E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#78008E is a magenta with RGB values 120, 0, 142 and HSL 291°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#78008E#78008E
HEX#78008E
RGBrgb(120, 0, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0, 0.5569
RGB percentages47.1%, 0%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(290.7, 100%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 100%, 55.7%)
CMYK15.5%, 100%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,864,462
CSS custom property--colour: #78008E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#87FF71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003E91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#15488Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#782C51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 8.5Purple · ΔE 9.7Indigo · ΔE 14.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#168E00
Analogous#31008E, #8E005D
Triadic#8E7800, #008E78
Split complementary#5D8E00, #008E31
Tetradic#8E3100, #168E00, #005D8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E65BFF
Lighter +30%#DE28FF
Lighter +20%#CE00F4
Lighter +10%#A300C1
Darker −10%#4D005B
Darker −20%#220028
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#78008E
Less saturated −25%#6C127C

Channel breakdown

R120
G0
B142
Red120 (47.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue290.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 00 · B 8E

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