Colour

#7E4572

#7E4572
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7E4572 is a magenta with RGB values 126, 69, 114 and HSL 313°, 29%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7E4572

RGBrgb(126, 69, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2706, 0.4471

RGB percentages49.4%, 27.1%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(312.6, 29.2%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.6, 45.2%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 45.2%, 9.5%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,275,314

CSS custom property--colour: #7E4572;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1

Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#81BA8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#455374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#545C70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#834756no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.2 Dim grey · ΔE 35.5 Purple · ΔE 35.7 Plum · ΔE 36.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#457E51

Analogous#6E457E, #7E4555

Triadic#727E45, #45727E

Split complementary#557E45, #457E6E

Tetradic#7E6E45, #457E51, #45557E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8B7D1

Lighter +30%#C696BC

Lighter +20%#B475A7

Lighter +10%#9F5790

Darker −10%#5D3354

Darker −20%#3C2136

Darker −30%#1B0F19

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#962D80

Less saturated −25%#665D64

Channel breakdown

R126

G69

B114

Red126 (49.4%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue312.63°

Saturation (HSL)29.23%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 45 · B 72

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