Colour

#792A5D

#792A5D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#792A5D is a magenta with RGB values 121, 42, 93 and HSL 321°, 48%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#792A5D

RGBrgb(121, 42, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1647, 0.3647

RGB percentages47.5%, 16.5%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(321.3, 48.5%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 65.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 65.3%, 23.1%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,940,701

CSS custom property--colour: #792A5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1

Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#86D5A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#31405Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#484D5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#812A3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 30.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 34 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 30.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A7946

Analogous#6D2A79, #792A36

Triadic#5D792A, #2A5D79

Split complementary#35792A, #2A796D

Tetradic#796E2A, #2A7946, #2A3679

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DA95C2

Lighter +30%#CD6FAC

Lighter +20%#C04996

Lighter +10%#9F377A

Darker −10%#531D40

Darker −20%#2D1023

Darker −30%#070306

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D1663

Less saturated −25%#653E57

Channel breakdown

R121

G42

B93

Red121 (47.5%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue321.27°

Saturation (HSL)48.47%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 2A · B 5D

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