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Recognised as Colour

#7A0042

  • #7A0042
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#7A0042 is a magenta with RGB values 122, 0, 66 and HSL 328°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#7A0042#7A0042
HEX#7A0042
RGBrgb(122, 0, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0, 0.2588
RGB percentages47.8%, 0%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(327.5, 100%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.5, 100%, 47.8%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 45.9%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,995,458
CSS custom property--colour: #7A0042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#85FFBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#252E43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#454440no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Tritanopia#850024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 31.3Purple · ΔE 35.1Brown · ΔE 35.6Pale violetred · ΔE 35.6Indian red · ΔE 37.9Dark magenta · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 31.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#007A38
Analogous#75007A, #7A0005
Triadic#427A00, #00427A
Split complementary#057A00, #007A75
Tetradic#7A7500, #007A38, #00057A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF47AB
Lighter +30%#FF1493
Lighter +20%#E00079
Lighter +10%#AD005E
Darker −10%#470026
Darker −20%#14000B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A0042
Less saturated −25%#6B0F41

Channel breakdown

R122
G0
B66
Red122 (47.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue327.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7A · G 00 · B 42

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