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Recognised as Colour

#78256E

  • #78256E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#78256E is a magenta with RGB values 120, 37, 110 and HSL 307°, 53%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#78256E#78256E
HEX#78256E
RGBrgb(120, 37, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1451, 0.4314
RGB percentages47.1%, 14.5%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(307.2, 52.9%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.2, 69.2%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 69.2%, 8.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,873,902
CSS custom property--colour: #78256E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#87DA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224070no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F4C6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7D2C46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Medium violet red · ΔE 31.1Indigo · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25782F
Analogous#582578, #782545
Triadic#6E7825, #256E78
Split complementary#457825, #257858
Tetradic#785925, #25782F, #254578

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DC8DD2
Lighter +30%#D066C3
Lighter +20%#C43FB4
Lighter +10%#9F3192
Darker −10%#51194A
Darker −20%#2A0D27
Darker −30%#030103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C117D
Less saturated −25%#64395F

Channel breakdown

R120
G37
B110
Red120 (47.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue307.23°
Saturation (HSL)52.87%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 25 · B 6E

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