Recognised as Colour

#79023F

#79023F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#79023F is a magenta with RGB values 121, 2, 63 and HSL 329°, 97%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#79023F

RGBrgb(121, 2, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.0078, 0.2471

RGB percentages47.5%, 0.8%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(329.2, 96.7%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 98.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 98.3%, 47.9%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,930,431

CSS custom property--colour: #79023F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.09:1

Contrast with white11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#86FDC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262E40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#45433Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Tritanopia#840023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 32.8 Brown · ΔE 34 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.6 Indian red · ΔE 36.8 Purple · ΔE 37.1 Maroon · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 32.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#02793C

Analogous#780279, #790203

Triadic#3F7902, #023F79

Split complementary#047902, #027978

Tetradic#797702, #02793C, #020379

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FC4BA6

Lighter +30%#FB198D

Lighter +20%#DD0473

Lighter +10%#AB0359

Darker −10%#470125

Darker −20%#15000B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B003F

Less saturated −25%#6A113F

Channel breakdown

R121

B63

Red121 (47.5%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue329.24°

Saturation (HSL)96.75%

Lightness24.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 02 · B 3F

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