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Recognised as Colour

#79214D

  • #79214D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#79214D is a red with RGB values 121, 33, 77 and HSL 330°, 57%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#79214D#79214D
HEX#79214D
RGBrgb(121, 33, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1294, 0.302
RGB percentages47.5%, 12.9%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(330, 57.1%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 72.7%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 72.7%, 36.4%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,938,381
CSS custom property--colour: #79214D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#86DEB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#30394Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#49494Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#831A34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 32.7Medium violet red · ΔE 34.7Purple · ΔE 35.4Indian red · ΔE 37.2Brown · ΔE 37.9Dark magenta · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 32.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21794D
Analogous#792179, #792121
Triadic#4D7921, #214D79
Split complementary#217921, #217979
Tetradic#797921, #21794D, #212179

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE88B3
Lighter +30%#D35F9A
Lighter +20%#C93780
Lighter +10%#A12C67
Darker −10%#511634
Darker −20%#290B1A
Darker −30%#010000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C0E4D
Less saturated −25%#66344D

Channel breakdown

R121
G33
B77
Red121 (47.5%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 21 · B 4D

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