Colour

#792F56

#792F56
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#792F56 is a magenta with RGB values 121, 47, 86 and HSL 328°, 44%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#792F56#792F56

HEX#792F56

RGBrgb(121, 47, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1843, 0.3373

RGB percentages47.5%, 18.4%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(328.4, 44%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.4, 61.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 61.2%, 28.9%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,941,974

CSS custom property--colour: #792F56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#86D0A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#384157no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4E54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#812C3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 31.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.3 Purple · ΔE 36.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 37.6 Indian red · ΔE 37.7 Dim grey · ΔE 39.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 31.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F7952

Analogous#772F79, #792F31

Triadic#56792F, #2F5679

Split complementary#31792F, #2F7977

Tetradic#79772F, #2F7952, #2F3179

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D89CBC

Lighter +30%#CA77A3

Lighter +20%#BC528A

Lighter +10%#9E3D70

Darker −10%#54213C

Darker −20%#301222

Darker −30%#0B0408

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8E1A57

Less saturated −25%#644455

Channel breakdown

R121

G47

B86

Red121 (47.5%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue328.38°

Saturation (HSL)44.05%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 2F · B 56

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