Colour

#792D7D

#792D7D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#792D7D is a magenta with RGB values 121, 45, 125 and HSL 297°, 47%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#792D7D#792D7D

HEX#792D7D

RGBrgb(121, 45, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1765, 0.4902

RGB percentages47.5%, 17.6%, 49%

HSLhsl(297, 47.1%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297, 64%, 49%)

CMYK3.2%, 64%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,941,501

CSS custom property--colour: #792D7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#86D282

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20477Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D507Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7C3851no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 16.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22 Indigo · ΔE 27.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#317D2D

Analogous#512D7D, #7D2D59

Triadic#7D792D, #2D7D79

Split complementary#597D2D, #2D7D51

Tetradic#7D512D, #317D2D, #2D597D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D89BDB

Lighter +30%#C976CE

Lighter +20%#BA50C0

Lighter +10%#9D3BA3

Darker −10%#551F57

Darker −20%#301232

Darker −30%#0C040C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8C1892

Less saturated −25%#664268

Channel breakdown

R121

G45

B125

Red121 (47.5%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue297°

Saturation (HSL)47.06%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 2D · B 7D

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Colour values

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