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#7E287C

#7e287c ≈ Mardi Gras

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#7e287c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.25% magenta, 1.59% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 301.4°, with 51.81% saturation and 32.55% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mardi Gras (#880085), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0741

Complementary

  1. #7e287c
  2. #287e2a

Split complementary

  1. #7e287c
  2. #517e28
  3. #287e55

Analogous

  1. #55287e
  2. #7e287c
  3. #7e2851

Triadic

  1. #7e287c
  2. #7c7e28
  3. #287c7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e287c
  2. #7e2a28
  3. #287e2a
  4. #287c7e

Square

  1. #7e287c
  2. #7e5528
  3. #287e2a
  4. #28517e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f050f
  2. #441643
  3. #7e287c
  4. #b83ab5
  5. #d16ecf

Shades

#7e287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e287c
  2. #712470
  3. #652063
  4. #581c57
  5. #4c184a
  6. #3f143e
  7. #321032
  8. #260c25
  9. #190819
  10. #0d040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e287c
  2. #8b3e89
  3. #985396
  4. #a569a3
  5. #b27eb0
  6. #bf94be
  7. #cba9cb
  8. #d8bfd8
  9. #e5d4e5
  10. #f2eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e287c
  2. #7e317c
  3. #7e3a7d
  4. #7f427d
  5. #7f4b7e
  6. #7f547e
  7. #7f5d7e
  8. #7f667f
  9. #806e7f
  10. #807780
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #644163 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e467e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f517a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82334e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #553c7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e447b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #812f64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e287c {
  color: #7e287c;
}
Background
.bg-7e287c {
  background-color: #7e287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7e287c {
  border: 2px solid #7e287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 52% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e287c, #7e2851);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 4.06 #800080 Purple ΔE 4.20 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.51 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 4.75 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 5.36 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.52 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.09 #81d783 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Mardi Gras
#7e287c  rgb(126, 40, 124)  hsl(301, 52%, 33%)  Mardi Gras
#287e2a  rgb(40, 126, 42)  hsl(121, 52%, 33%)  Green
#7c7e28  rgb(124, 126, 40)  hsl(61, 52%, 33%)  Olive
#287c7e  rgb(40, 124, 126)  hsl(181, 52%, 33%)  Teal