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Colour

#7A177A

  • #7A177A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#7A177A is a magenta with RGB values 122, 23, 122 and HSL 300°, 68%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#7A177A#7A177A
HEX#7A177A
RGBrgb(122, 23, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.0902, 0.4784
RGB percentages47.8%, 9%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(300, 68.3%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 81.1%, 47.8%)
CMYK0%, 81.1%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,001,402
CSS custom property--colour: #7A177A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#85E885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003E7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#344B78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#7E2849no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 7.6Dark magenta · ΔE 12.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Indigo · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9Medium orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#177A17
Analogous#49177A, #7A1749
Triadic#7A7A17, #177A7A
Split complementary#497A17, #177A49
Tetradic#7A4917, #177A17, #17497A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E578E5
Lighter +30%#DD4DDD
Lighter +20%#D027D0
Lighter +10%#A51FA5
Darker −10%#4F0F4F
Darker −20%#240724
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C058C
Less saturated −25%#682968

Channel breakdown

R122
G23
B122
Red122 (47.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)68.28%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 17 · B 7A

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