Colour

#782A4C

#782A4C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#782A4C is a red with RGB values 120, 42, 76 and HSL 334°, 48%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#782A4C

RGBrgb(120, 42, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1647, 0.298

RGB percentages47.1%, 16.5%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(333.8, 48.1%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.8, 65%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 65%, 36.7%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,875,148

CSS custom property--colour: #782A4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.4:1

Contrast with white9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#87D5B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#373D4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C4C4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#812437no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 31.9 Indian red · ΔE 35.2 Brown · ΔE 36.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 38.7 Purple · ΔE 39.8 Dim grey · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 31.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A7856

Analogous#782A73, #782F2A

Triadic#4C782A, #2A4C78

Split complementary#2A782F, #2A7378

Tetradic#73782A, #2A7856, #2F2A78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DA94B3

Lighter +30%#CC6F97

Lighter +20%#BF497C

Lighter +10%#9E3764

Darker −10%#521D34

Darker −20%#2C101C

Darker −30%#070204

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8C1649

Less saturated −25%#643E4F

Channel breakdown

R120

G42

B76

Red120 (47.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue333.85°

Saturation (HSL)48.15%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 2A · B 4C

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