Colour

#792C5E

#792C5E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#792C5E is a magenta with RGB values 121, 44, 94 and HSL 321°, 47%, 32%. 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

#792C5E#792C5E

HEX#792C5E

RGBrgb(121, 44, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1725, 0.3686

RGB percentages47.5%, 17.3%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(321, 46.7%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321, 63.6%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 63.6%, 22.3%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,941,214

CSS custom property--colour: #792C5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#86D3A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#334160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#494E5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#812C41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 30.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 34.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 30.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C7947

Analogous#6D2C79, #792C38

Triadic#5E792C, #2C5E79

Split complementary#38792C, #2C796D

Tetradic#796D2C, #2C7947, #2C3879

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D998C2

Lighter +30%#CC72AC

Lighter +20%#BE4D96

Lighter +10%#9E3A7B

Darker −10%#541E41

Darker −20%#2E1124

Darker −30%#090307

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8E1764

Less saturated −25%#644158

Channel breakdown

R121

G44

B94

Red121 (47.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue321.04°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 2C · B 5E

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