Recognised as Colour
#DA79C7
- #DA79C7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#DA79C7 is a magenta with RGB values 218, 121, 199 and HSL 312°, 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
#DA79C7#DA79C7
HEX#DA79C7
RGBrgb(218, 121, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.4745, 0.7804
RGB percentages85.5%, 47.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(311.8, 56.7%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.8, 44.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.5%, 8.7%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,318,023
CSS custom property--colour: #DA79C7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#258638
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79DA8C
Analogous#BC79DA, #DA7997
Triadic#C7DA79, #79C7DA
Split complementary#97DA79, #79DABC
Tetradic#DABC79, #79DA8C, #7997DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G121
B199
Red218 (85.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue311.75°
Saturation (HSL)56.73%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 79 · B C7
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