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Colour

#7F0042

  • #7F0042
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#7F0042 is a magenta with RGB values 127, 0, 66 and HSL 329°, 100%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#7F0042#7F0042
HEX#7F0042
RGBrgb(127, 0, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0, 0.2588
RGB percentages49.8%, 0%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(328.8, 100%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 100%, 49.8%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 48%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,323,138
CSS custom property--colour: #7F0042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#80FFBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#283043no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#48463Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8B0024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 30.6Brown · ΔE 33.5Pale violetred · ΔE 34.6Indian red · ΔE 36.1Purple · ΔE 36.4Maroon · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 30.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#007F3D
Analogous#7D007F, #7F0002
Triadic#427F00, #00427F
Split complementary#037F00, #007F7D
Tetradic#7F7C00, #007F3D, #00027F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF4CA9
Lighter +30%#FF1991
Lighter +20%#E50077
Lighter +10%#B2005D
Darker −10%#4C0027
Darker −20%#19000D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7F0042
Less saturated −25%#6F1041

Channel breakdown

R127
G0
B66
Red127 (49.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue328.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7F · G 00 · B 42

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