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Recognised as Colour

#7E008B

  • #7E008B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#7E008B is a magenta with RGB values 126, 0, 139 and HSL 294°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#7E008B#7E008B
HEX#7E008B
RGBrgb(126, 0, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0, 0.5451
RGB percentages49.4%, 0%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(294.4, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK9.4%, 100%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,257,675
CSS custom property--colour: #7E008B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#81FF74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003F8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#244B88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#802950no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 5.2Purple · ΔE 6.5Indigo · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D8B00
Analogous#38008B, #8B0053
Triadic#8B7E00, #008B7E
Split complementary#538B00, #008B38
Tetradic#8B3800, #0D8B00, #00538B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF58FF
Lighter +30%#EB25FF
Lighter +20%#DA00F1
Lighter +10%#AC00BE
Darker −10%#500058
Darker −20%#220025
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E008B
Less saturated −25%#70117A

Channel breakdown

R126
G0
B139
Red126 (49.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue294.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 00 · B 8B

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