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Recognised as Colour

#7A2972

  • #7A2972
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#7A2972 is a magenta with RGB values 122, 41, 114 and HSL 306°, 50%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#7A2972#7A2972
HEX#7A2972
RGBrgb(122, 41, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1608, 0.4471
RGB percentages47.8%, 16.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(305.9, 49.7%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.9, 66.4%, 47.8%)
CMYK0%, 66.4%, 6.6%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,006,002
CSS custom property--colour: #7A2972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#85D68D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#254374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#414F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7F3149no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Medium violet red · ΔE 31.2Indigo · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#297A31
Analogous#59297A, #7A294A
Triadic#727A29, #29727A
Split complementary#4A7A29, #297A59
Tetradic#7A5A29, #297A31, #294A7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DB94D4
Lighter +30%#CE6EC5
Lighter +20%#C148B5
Lighter +10%#A03696
Darker −10%#541C4E
Darker −20%#2E0F2B
Darker −30%#070307
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E1582
Less saturated −25%#663D62

Channel breakdown

R122
G41
B114
Red122 (47.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue305.93°
Saturation (HSL)49.69%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7A · G 29 · B 72

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