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Recognised as Colour

#7F255E

  • #7F255E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#7F255E is a magenta with RGB values 127, 37, 94 and HSL 322°, 55%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#7F255E#7F255E
HEX#7F255E
RGBrgb(127, 37, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.1451, 0.3686
RGB percentages49.8%, 14.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(322, 54.9%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322, 70.9%, 49.8%)
CMYK0%, 70.9%, 26%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,332,638
CSS custom property--colour: #7F255E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#80DAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F3F60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4F5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Tritanopia#88233Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 27.8Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1Dark magenta · ΔE 31.7Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 27.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#257F46
Analogous#73257F, #7F2531
Triadic#5E7F25, #255E7F
Split complementary#317F25, #257F73
Tetradic#7F7325, #257F46, #25317F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF91C2
Lighter +30%#D36AAD
Lighter +20%#C84297
Lighter +10%#A6317B
Darker −10%#581941
Darker −20%#300E24
Darker −30%#090206
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#931063
Less saturated −25%#6A3A59

Channel breakdown

R127
G37
B94
Red127 (49.8%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue322°
Saturation (HSL)54.88%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7F · G 25 · B 5E

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