Recognised as Colour

#7E2174

#7E2174
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#7E2174 is a magenta with RGB values 126, 33, 116 and HSL 306°, 58%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7E2174

RGBrgb(126, 33, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.1294, 0.4549

RGB percentages49.4%, 12.9%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(306.5, 58.5%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 73.8%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 73.8%, 7.9%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,266,100

CSS custom property--colour: #7E2174;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.91:1

Contrast with white8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#81DE8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D4176no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F4E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Tritanopia#842A48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 14.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.2 Indigo · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#217E2B

Analogous#5A217E, #7E2145

Triadic#747E21, #21747E

Split complementary#457E21, #217E5A

Tetradic#7E5A21, #217E2B, #21457E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E08BD7

Lighter +30%#D662C9

Lighter +20%#CB3ABC

Lighter +10%#A62C99

Darker −10%#56164F

Darker −20%#2D0C2A

Darker −30%#050104

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#920D84

Less saturated −25%#6A3564

Channel breakdown

R126

G33

B116

Red126 (49.4%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue306.45°

Saturation (HSL)58.49%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 21 · B 74

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