Recognised as Colour

#78335B

#78335B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#78335B is a magenta with RGB values 120, 51, 91 and HSL 325°, 40%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#78335B#78335B

HEX#78335B

RGBrgb(120, 51, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2, 0.3569

RGB percentages47.1%, 20%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(325.2, 40.4%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325.2, 57.5%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 57.5%, 24.2%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,877,467

CSS custom property--colour: #78335B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1

Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#87CCA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A445Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D5059no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#803243no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 31.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.9 Purple · ΔE 36.1 Dim grey · ΔE 38.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 38.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 31.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#337850

Analogous#723378, #783339

Triadic#5B7833, #335B78

Split complementary#397833, #337872

Tetradic#787233, #337850, #333978

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7A0C0

Lighter +30%#C87CA8

Lighter +20%#B85990

Lighter +10%#9C4276

Darker −10%#542440

Darker −20%#301525

Darker −30%#0D050A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D1E5E

Less saturated −25%#634858

Channel breakdown

R120

G51

B91

Red120 (47.1%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue325.22°

Saturation (HSL)40.35%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 33 · B 5B

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