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Recognised as Colour

#79476D

  • #79476D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#79476D is a magenta with RGB values 121, 71, 109 and HSL 314°, 26%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#79476D#79476D
HEX#79476D
RGBrgb(121, 71, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.2784, 0.4275
RGB percentages47.5%, 27.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(314.4, 26%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 41.3%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 9.9%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,948,141
CSS custom property--colour: #79476D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#86B892

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48536Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#545A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7E4955no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9Dim grey · ΔE 31.1Pale violetred · ΔE 32.4Slate grey · ΔE 33.5Rosy brown · ΔE 34.4Gray · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#477953
Analogous#6C4779, #794754
Triadic#6D7947, #476D79
Split complementary#547947, #47796C
Tetradic#796C47, #477953, #475479

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5B7CE
Lighter +30%#C297B8
Lighter +20%#AF77A2
Lighter +10%#995A8A
Darker −10%#593450
Darker −20%#392133
Darker −30%#190E16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#912F79
Less saturated −25%#615F61

Channel breakdown

R121
G71
B109
Red121 (47.5%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue314.4°
Saturation (HSL)26.04%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 47 · B 6D

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