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Recognised as Colour

#7A5172

  • #7A5172
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7A5172 is a magenta with RGB values 122, 81, 114 and HSL 312°, 20%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7A5172#7A5172
HEX#7A5172
RGBrgb(122, 81, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.3176, 0.4471
RGB percentages47.8%, 31.8%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(311.7, 20.2%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.7, 33.6%, 47.8%)
CMYK0%, 33.6%, 6.6%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,016,242
CSS custom property--colour: #7A5172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#85AE8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#515B73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6071no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7E535Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7Rosy brown · ΔE 30.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 26.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#517A59
Analogous#6E517A, #7A515D
Triadic#727A51, #51727A
Split complementary#5E7A51, #517A6E
Tetradic#7A6E51, #517A59, #515D7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6C1D2
Lighter +30%#C2A2BB
Lighter +20%#AD84A5
Lighter +10%#99658F
Darker −10%#5B3D55
Darker −20%#3D2839
Darker −30%#1E141C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#933881
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R122
G81
B114
Red122 (47.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue311.71°
Saturation (HSL)20.2%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7A · G 51 · B 72

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