Recognised as Colour
#DA79C3
- #DA79C3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DA79C3 is a magenta with RGB values 218, 121, 195 and HSL 314°, 57%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#DA79C3#DA79C3
HEX#DA79C3
RGBrgb(218, 121, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.4745, 0.7647
RGB percentages85.5%, 47.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(314.2, 56.7%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 44.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.5%, 10.6%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,318,019
CSS custom property--colour: #DA79C3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#25863C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79DA90
Analogous#C179DA, #DA7992
Triadic#C3DA79, #79C3DA
Split complementary#92DA79, #79DAC1
Tetradic#DAC179, #79DA90, #7992DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G121
B195
Red218 (85.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue314.23°
Saturation (HSL)56.73%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 79 · B C3
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