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Recognised as Colour

#78264A

  • #78264A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#78264A is a red with RGB values 120, 38, 74 and HSL 334°, 52%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#78264A#78264A
HEX#78264A
RGBrgb(120, 38, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.149, 0.2902
RGB percentages47.1%, 14.9%, 29%
HSLhsl(333.7, 51.9%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.7, 68.3%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.3%, 38.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,874,122
CSS custom property--colour: #78264A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#87D9B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#353B4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4A48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#821F35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 32.3Indian red · ΔE 35.2Brown · ΔE 36Medium violet red · ΔE 37.6Purple · ΔE 39.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 32.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#267854
Analogous#782673, #782B26
Triadic#4A7826, #264A78
Split complementary#26782B, #267378
Tetradic#737826, #267854, #2B2678

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DB8FB0
Lighter +30%#CF6895
Lighter +20%#C3417A
Lighter +10%#9F3262
Darker −10%#511A32
Darker −20%#2B0D1A
Darker −30%#040102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C1248
Less saturated −25%#643A4C

Channel breakdown

R120
G38
B74
Red120 (47.1%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue333.66°
Saturation (HSL)51.9%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 26 · B 4A

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