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Recognised as Colour

#7B3389

  • #7B3389
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7B3389 is a magenta with RGB values 123, 51, 137 and HSL 290°, 46%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7B3389#7B3389
HEX#7B3389
RGBrgb(123, 51, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.2, 0.5373
RGB percentages48.2%, 20%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(290.2, 45.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 62.8%, 53.7%)
CMYK10.2%, 62.8%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,074,121
CSS custom property--colour: #7B3389;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#84CC76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F4D8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5487no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7C4159no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.2Purple · ΔE 15.6Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Indigo · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#418933
Analogous#503389, #89336C
Triadic#897B33, #33897B
Split complementary#6C8933, #338950
Tetradic#895033, #418933, #336C89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6A9DF
Lighter +30%#C584D1
Lighter +20%#B35FC3
Lighter +10%#9C41AE
Darker −10%#5A2564
Darker −20%#38173F
Darker −30%#17091A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B1CA1
Less saturated −25%#6B4B72

Channel breakdown

R123
G51
B137
Red123 (48.2%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue290.23°
Saturation (HSL)45.74%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 33 · B 89

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