Information about #72477B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#72477B falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 71, 123) — 44.7% red, 27.8% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 20 / 0 / 52. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#72477B is a moderately toned electric magenta that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Jupiter (#6A5177). Slightly further away sit Bruise (#7E4071) and Sorghum (#74396F).

The recipe behind #72477B is rgb(114, 71, 123), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #72477B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#72477B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72477B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72477B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72477B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72477B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#72477B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #72477B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Bruise color link
Bruise

#7E4071

Sorghum color link
Sorghum

#74396F

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Vintage Purple color link
Vintage Purple

#693971

Genie color link
Genie

#833E77

Maximum Purple color link
Maximum Purple

#733380

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Victoria Red color link
Victoria Red

#723A68

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

#72477B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72477B
  • RGB114, 71, 123
  • CMYK4, 20, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(114, 71, 123)
  • HSL290°, 27%, 38%
  • HSL Precise289.615°, 26.804%, 38.039%
  • HSV290°, 42%, 48%
  • HSB290°, 42%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.278, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.278, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.278, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID72477B
  • DECIMAL ID7489403
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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