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Recognised as Colour

#78267E

  • #78267E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#78267E is a magenta with RGB values 120, 38, 126 and HSL 296°, 54%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#78267E#78267E
HEX#78267E
RGBrgb(120, 38, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.149, 0.4941
RGB percentages47.1%, 14.9%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(295.9, 53.7%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.9, 69.8%, 49.4%)
CMYK4.8%, 69.8%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,874,174
CSS custom property--colour: #78267E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#87D981

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#124481no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#374E7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7B344Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.4Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Indigo · ΔE 24Midnight blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C7E26
Analogous#4C267E, #7E2658
Triadic#7E7826, #267E78
Split complementary#587E26, #267E4C
Tetradic#7E4C26, #2C7E26, #26587E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D992DE
Lighter +30%#CB6BD2
Lighter +20%#BE44C6
Lighter +10%#9D32A5
Darker −10%#531A57
Darker −20%#2D0E30
Darker −30%#080308
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A1193
Less saturated −25%#663B6A

Channel breakdown

R120
G38
B126
Red120 (47.1%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue295.91°
Saturation (HSL)53.66%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 26 · B 7E

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