Colour

#CD79DA

#CD79DA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CD79DA is a magenta with RGB values 205, 121, 218 and HSL 292°, 57%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CD79DA

RGBrgb(205, 121, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4745, 0.8549

RGB percentages80.4%, 47.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(292, 56.7%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292, 44.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK6%, 44.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,466,074

CSS custom property--colour: #CD79DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#328625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C93DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Deuteranopia#849CD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF859Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.8 Violet · ΔE 10.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5 Medium purple · ΔE 19.4 Plum · ΔE 23.3 Slate blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86DA79

Analogous#9C79DA, #DA79B7

Triadic#DACD79, #79DACD

Split complementary#B6DA79, #79DA9D

Tetradic#DA9D79, #86DA79, #79B7DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF1FB

Lighter +20%#EBC9F0

Lighter +10%#DCA1E5

Darker −10%#BE51CF

Darker −20%#A833BA

Darker −30%#842892

Darker −40%#601D6A

More saturated +25%#DD64EF

Less saturated −25%#BD8EC5

Channel breakdown

R205

G121

B218

Red205 (80.4%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue291.96°

Saturation (HSL)56.73%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 79 · B DA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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