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Recognised as Colour

#78036C

  • #78036C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#78036C is a magenta with RGB values 120, 3, 108 and HSL 306°, 95%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#78036C#78036C
HEX#78036C
RGBrgb(120, 3, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.0118, 0.4235
RGB percentages47.1%, 1.2%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(306.2, 95.1%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.2, 97.5%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 97.5%, 10%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,865,196
CSS custom property--colour: #78036C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#87FC93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00366Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#35456Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7E163Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 10.2Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8Indigo · ΔE 26.2Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03780F
Analogous#4A0378, #780331
Triadic#6C7803, #036C78
Split complementary#327803, #03784A
Tetradic#784903, #03780F, #033178

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB4CE9
Lighter +30%#F91BE2
Lighter +20%#DC05C6
Lighter +10%#AA0499
Darker −10%#46023F
Darker −20%#140112
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7B006E
Less saturated −25%#691260

Channel breakdown

R120
G3
B108
Red120 (47.1%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue306.15°
Saturation (HSL)95.12%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 03 · B 6C

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