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Recognised as Colour

#891C79

  • #891C79
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#891C79 is a magenta with RGB values 137, 28, 121 and HSL 309°, 66%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#891C79#891C79
HEX#891C79
RGBrgb(137, 28, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.1098, 0.4745
RGB percentages53.7%, 11%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(308.8, 66.1%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 79.6%, 53.7%)
CMYK0%, 79.6%, 11.7%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,985,721
CSS custom property--colour: #891C79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#76E386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B437Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#445376no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#902649no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 11.2Dark magenta · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 29.3Medium orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C892C
Analogous#631C89, #891C42
Triadic#79891C, #1C7989
Split complementary#42891C, #1C8963
Tetradic#89631C, #1C892C, #1C4289

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E78AD9
Lighter +30%#DE60CC
Lighter +20%#D635BE
Lighter +10%#B3259E
Darker −10%#5F1354
Darker −20%#340B2E
Darker −30%#0A0209
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9E0788
Less saturated −25%#74316A

Channel breakdown

R137
G28
B121
Red137 (53.7%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue308.81°
Saturation (HSL)66.06%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 89 · G 1C · B 79

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