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Recognised as Colour

#7F3974

  • #7F3974
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7F3974 is a magenta with RGB values 127, 57, 116 and HSL 309°, 38%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7F3974#7F3974
HEX#7F3974
RGBrgb(127, 57, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.2235, 0.4549
RGB percentages49.8%, 22.4%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(309.4, 38%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 55.1%, 49.8%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 8.7%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,337,780
CSS custom property--colour: #7F3974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#80C68B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#384D76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5772no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#843D51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Purple · ΔE 26.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.5Dark magenta · ΔE 30.6Pale violetred · ΔE 33.2Medium violet red · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#397F44
Analogous#67397F, #7F3951
Triadic#747F39, #39747F
Split complementary#517F39, #397F67
Tetradic#7F6739, #397F44, #39517F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9ABD2
Lighter +30%#C988BF
Lighter +20%#BA64AC
Lighter +10%#A24994
Darker −10%#5C2954
Darker −20%#391934
Darker −30%#150A14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#962284
Less saturated −25%#685064

Channel breakdown

R127
G57
B116
Red127 (49.8%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue309.43°
Saturation (HSL)38.04%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7F · G 39 · B 74

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