Colour

#7B217B

#7B217B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#7B217B is a magenta with RGB values 123, 33, 123 and HSL 300°, 58%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#7B217B#7B217B

HEX#7B217B

RGBrgb(123, 33, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.1294, 0.4824

RGB percentages48.2%, 12.9%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(300, 57.7%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 73.2%, 48.2%)

CMYK0%, 73.2%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,069,499

CSS custom property--colour: #7B217B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1

Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#84DE84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#11427Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#394D79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7F2E4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 11 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4 Indigo · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#217B21

Analogous#4E217B, #7B214E

Triadic#7B7B21, #217B7B

Split complementary#4E7B21, #217B4E

Tetradic#7B4E21, #217B21, #214E7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF89DF

Lighter +30%#D461D4

Lighter +20%#CA38CA

Lighter +10%#A32CA3

Darker −10%#531653

Darker −20%#2B0B2B

Darker −30%#020102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8F0E8F

Less saturated −25%#683568

Channel breakdown

R123

G33

B123

Red123 (48.2%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)57.69%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 21 · B 7B

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Colour values

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