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Recognised as Colour

#78315C

  • #78315C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#78315C is a magenta with RGB values 120, 49, 92 and HSL 324°, 42%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#78315C#78315C
HEX#78315C
RGBrgb(120, 49, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1922, 0.3608
RGB percentages47.1%, 19.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(323.7, 42%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.7, 59.2%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 59.2%, 23.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,876,956
CSS custom property--colour: #78315C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#87CEA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#38435Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4F5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#803042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 32.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.1Purple · ΔE 34.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.2Medium violet red · ΔE 37.4Dark magenta · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 32.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31784D
Analogous#713178, #783138
Triadic#5C7831, #315C78
Split complementary#387831, #317871
Tetradic#787031, #31784D, #313878

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D79EC1
Lighter +30%#C87AA9
Lighter +20%#BA5592
Lighter +10%#9C4078
Darker −10%#542240
Darker −20%#301324
Darker −30%#0B0509
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D1C60
Less saturated −25%#634658

Channel breakdown

R120
G49
B92
Red120 (47.1%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue323.66°
Saturation (HSL)42.01%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 31 · B 5C

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