Recognised as Colour

#ED79FF

#ED79FF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#ED79FF is a magenta with RGB values 237, 121, 255 and HSL 292°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#ED79FF#ED79FF

HEX#ED79FF

RGBrgb(237, 121, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.4745, 1

RGB percentages92.9%, 47.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(291.9, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK7.1%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,563,263

CSS custom property--colour: #ED79FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#128600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#639FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#88ACFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F08BB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7 Orchid · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2 Medium purple · ΔE 30.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BFF79

Analogous#AA79FF, #FF79CE

Triadic#FFED79, #79FFED

Split complementary#CEFF79, #79FFAA

Tetradic#FFAA79, #8BFF79, #79CEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBDFFF

Lighter +10%#F4ACFF

Darker −10%#E646FF

Darker −20%#DF13FF

Darker −30%#C100DF

Darker −40%#9500AC

More saturated +25%#ED79FF

Less saturated −25%#E18AEE

Channel breakdown

R237

G121

B255

Red237 (92.9%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue291.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR ED · G 79 · B FF

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