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Recognised as Colour

#78407D

  • #78407D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#78407D is a magenta with RGB values 120, 64, 125 and HSL 295°, 32%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#78407D#78407D
HEX#78407D
RGBrgb(120, 64, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.251, 0.4902
RGB percentages47.1%, 25.1%, 49%
HSLhsl(295.1, 32.3%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 48.8%, 49%)
CMYK4%, 48.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,880,829
CSS custom property--colour: #78407D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#87BF82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#39517Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#49587Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7A4758no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5Purple · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 31.8Dark magenta · ΔE 31.9Midnight blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#457D40
Analogous#59407D, #7D4064
Triadic#7D7840, #407D78
Split complementary#647D40, #407D5A
Tetradic#7D5A40, #457D40, #40647D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4B2D7
Lighter +30%#C290C6
Lighter +20%#AF6EB5
Lighter +10%#98519F
Darker −10%#582F5B
Darker −20%#371D3A
Darker −30%#170C18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C2895
Less saturated −25%#645865

Channel breakdown

R120
G64
B125
Red120 (47.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue295.08°
Saturation (HSL)32.28%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 40 · B 7D

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