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Colour

#79007F

  • #79007F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#79007F is a magenta with RGB values 121, 0, 127 and HSL 297°, 100%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#79007F#79007F
HEX#79007F
RGBrgb(121, 0, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0, 0.498
RGB percentages47.5%, 0%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(297.2, 100%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 100%, 49.8%)
CMYK4.7%, 100%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,929,983
CSS custom property--colour: #79007F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#86FF80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#29477Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7C2248no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 2.6Dark magenta · ΔE 6.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Indigo · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 2.6, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#067F00
Analogous#39007F, #7F0046
Triadic#7F7900, #007F79
Split complementary#457F00, #007F3A
Tetradic#7F3A00, #067F00, #00467F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F74CFF
Lighter +30%#F419FF
Lighter +20%#DA00E5
Lighter +10%#AA00B2
Darker −10%#48004C
Darker −20%#180019
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79007F
Less saturated −25%#6B106F

Channel breakdown

R121
G0
B127
Red121 (47.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue297.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 00 · B 7F

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