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Recognised as Colour

#79276F

  • #79276F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#79276F is a magenta with RGB values 121, 39, 111 and HSL 307°, 51%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#79276F#79276F
HEX#79276F
RGBrgb(121, 39, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1529, 0.4353
RGB percentages47.5%, 15.3%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(307.3, 51.2%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.3, 67.8%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 67.8%, 8.3%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,939,951
CSS custom property--colour: #79276F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9:1
Contrast with white9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#86D890

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#244171no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#404D6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7E2E47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Medium violet red · ΔE 31.1Indigo · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 19.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#277931
Analogous#5A2779, #792746
Triadic#6F7927, #276F79
Split complementary#467927, #27795A
Tetradic#795A27, #277931, #274679

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DB91D2
Lighter +30%#CF6AC3
Lighter +20%#C343B3
Lighter +10%#A03392
Darker −10%#521B4C
Darker −20%#2C0E28
Darker −30%#050205
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D137E
Less saturated −25%#653B60

Channel breakdown

R121
G39
B111
Red121 (47.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue307.32°
Saturation (HSL)51.25%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 27 · B 6F

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