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Recognised as Colour

#FD79FF

  • #FD79FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#FD79FF is a magenta with RGB values 253, 121, 255 and HSL 299°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#FD79FF#FD79FF
HEX#FD79FF
RGBrgb(253, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages99.2%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(299.1, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK0.8%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,611,839
CSS custom property--colour: #FD79FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#028600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF89B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 31.6Hot pink · ΔE 34.3Medium purple · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BFF79
Analogous#BA79FF, #FF79BE
Triadic#FFFD79, #79FFFD
Split complementary#BEFF79, #79FFBA
Tetradic#FFBA79, #7BFF79, #79BEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFDFFF
Lighter +10%#FEACFF
Darker −10%#FC46FF
Darker −20%#FB13FF
Darker −30%#DC00DF
Darker −40%#A900AC
More saturated +25%#FD79FF
Less saturated −25%#ED8AEE

Channel breakdown

R253
G121
B255
Red253 (99.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue299.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR FD · G 79 · B FF

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