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Recognised as Colour

#7B2557

  • #7B2557
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#7B2557 is a magenta with RGB values 123, 37, 87 and HSL 325°, 54%, 31%. 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

#7B2557#7B2557
HEX#7B2557
RGBrgb(123, 37, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.1451, 0.3412
RGB percentages48.2%, 14.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(325.1, 53.8%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.1, 69.9%, 48.2%)
CMYK0%, 69.9%, 29.3%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,070,487
CSS custom property--colour: #7B2557;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#84DAA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303D58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#494C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#84223Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 31.4Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5Medium violet red · ΔE 32.8Dark magenta · ΔE 35.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 36Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 31.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#257B49
Analogous#74257B, #7B252C
Triadic#577B25, #25577B
Split complementary#2C7B25, #257B74
Tetradic#7B7425, #257B49, #252C7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD8FBC
Lighter +30%#D168A5
Lighter +20%#C6408E
Lighter +10%#A23173
Darker −10%#54193B
Darker −20%#2D0D20
Darker −30%#050204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8F115A
Less saturated −25%#673954

Channel breakdown

R123
G37
B87
Red123 (48.2%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue325.12°
Saturation (HSL)53.75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7B · G 25 · B 57

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