Colour

#78276E

#78276E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#78276E is a magenta with RGB values 120, 39, 110 and HSL 307°, 51%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#78276E

RGBrgb(120, 39, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1529, 0.4314

RGB percentages47.1%, 15.3%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(307.4, 50.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.4, 67.5%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 67.5%, 8.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,874,414

CSS custom property--colour: #78276E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#87D891

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#244170no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Deuteranopia#404D6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7D2E47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 19.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 24 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 19.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#277831

Analogous#592778, #782746

Triadic#6E7827, #276E78

Split complementary#467827, #277859

Tetradic#785927, #277831, #274678

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DB90D2

Lighter +30%#CE6AC2

Lighter +20%#C243B2

Lighter +10%#9E3491

Darker −10%#521A4B

Darker −20%#2B0E27

Darker −30%#050104

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8C137D

Less saturated −25%#643B5F

Channel breakdown

R120

G39

B110

Red120 (47.1%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue307.41°

Saturation (HSL)50.94%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 27 · B 6E

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