Recognised as Colour

#7B2A79

#7B2A79
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#7B2A79 is a magenta with RGB values 123, 42, 121 and HSL 301°, 49%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7B2A79

RGBrgb(123, 42, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.1647, 0.4745

RGB percentages48.2%, 16.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(301.5, 49.1%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.5, 65.9%, 48.2%)

CMYK0%, 65.9%, 1.6%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,071,801

CSS custom property--colour: #7B2A79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1

Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#84D586

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#21457Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F5077no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7F344Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 16.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24 Indigo · ΔE 28.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A7B2C

Analogous#552A7B, #7B2A50

Triadic#797B2A, #2A797B

Split complementary#517B2A, #2A7B54

Tetradic#7B542A, #2A7B2C, #2A507B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DB96D9

Lighter +30%#CE70CC

Lighter +20%#C14ABE

Lighter +10%#A1379E

Darker −10%#551D54

Darker −20%#2F102E

Darker −30%#090309

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#90158D

Less saturated −25%#663F65

Channel breakdown

R123

G42

B121

Red123 (48.2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue301.48°

Saturation (HSL)49.09%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7B · G 2A · B 79

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