Recognised as Colour
#CC79D3
- #CC79D3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#CC79D3 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 121, 211 and HSL 295°, 51%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#CC79D3#CC79D3
HEX#CC79D3
RGBrgb(204, 121, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4745, 0.8275
RGB percentages80%, 47.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(295.3, 50.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 42.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK3.3%, 42.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,400,531
CSS custom property--colour: #CC79D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#33862C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80D379
Analogous#9F79D3, #D379AD
Triadic#D3CC79, #79D3CC
Split complementary#ADD379, #79D39F
Tetradic#D39F79, #80D379, #79ADD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G121
B211
Red204 (80%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue295.33°
Saturation (HSL)50.56%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 79 · B D3
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