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Recognised as Colour

#905C79

  • #905C79
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#905C79 is a magenta with RGB values 144, 92, 121 and HSL 327°, 22%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#905C79#905C79
HEX#905C79
RGBrgb(144, 92, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.3608, 0.4745
RGB percentages56.5%, 36.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(326.5, 22%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.5, 36.1%, 56.5%)
CMYK0%, 36.1%, 16%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,460,857
CSS custom property--colour: #905C79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#6FA386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60677Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6F78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#975C66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 24.5Pale violetred · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 26.9Gray · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 24.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C9073
Analogous#8D5C90, #905C5F
Triadic#79905C, #5C7990
Split complementary#5F905C, #5C908D
Tetradic#908D5C, #5C9073, #5C5F90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D4DD
Lighter +30%#D0B5C4
Lighter +20%#BC96AB
Lighter +10%#A87792
Darker −10%#71485F
Darker −20%#523445
Darker −30%#33202B
Darker −40%#140C10
More saturated +25%#AE3E7C
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R144
G92
B121
Red144 (56.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue326.54°
Saturation (HSL)22.03%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 90 · G 5C · B 79

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