Colour

#78436E

#78436E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#78436E is a magenta with RGB values 120, 67, 110 and HSL 311°, 28%, 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

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HEX#78436E

RGBrgb(120, 67, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2627, 0.4314

RGB percentages47.1%, 26.3%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(311.3, 28.3%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.3, 44.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 44.2%, 8.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,881,582

CSS custom property--colour: #78436E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.2 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#515151

Inverted#87BC91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#435070no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#51586Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7D4653no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 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 27.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 33 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.8 Slate grey · ΔE 36.1 Purple · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43784D

Analogous#674378, #784354

Triadic#6E7843, #436E78

Split complementary#547843, #437868

Tetradic#786843, #43784D, #435478

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4B3CE

Lighter +30%#C292B9

Lighter +20%#B071A4

Lighter +10%#99558C

Darker −10%#573150

Darker −20%#371E32

Darker −30%#160C14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8F2C7D

Less saturated −25%#615A5F

Channel breakdown

R120

G67

B110

Red120 (47.1%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue311.32°

Saturation (HSL)28.34%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 43 · B 6E

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