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Recognised as Colour

#78024C

  • #78024C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#78024C is a magenta with RGB values 120, 2, 76 and HSL 322°, 97%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#78024C#78024C
HEX#78024C
RGBrgb(120, 2, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.0078, 0.298
RGB percentages47.1%, 0.8%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(322.4, 96.7%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 98.3%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 98.3%, 36.7%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,864,908
CSS custom property--colour: #78024C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#87FDB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20304Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#41434Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Tritanopia#82002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 28.7Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2Dark magenta · ΔE 32.6Pale violetred · ΔE 36.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 28.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02782E
Analogous#690278, #780211
Triadic#4C7802, #024C78
Split complementary#117802, #027869
Tetradic#786902, #02782E, #021178

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC4ABA
Lighter +30%#FB18A6
Lighter +20%#DC048C
Lighter +10%#AA036C
Darker −10%#46012C
Darker −20%#14000C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A004D
Less saturated −25%#691148

Channel breakdown

R120
G2
B76
Red120 (47.1%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue322.37°
Saturation (HSL)96.72%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 02 · B 4C

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