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Recognised as Colour

#FF79DF

  • #FF79DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#FF79DF is a magenta with RGB values 255, 121, 223 and HSL 314°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#FF79DF#FF79DF
HEX#FF79DF
RGBrgb(255, 121, 223)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4745, 0.8745
RGB percentages100%, 47.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(314.3, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 52.5%, 12.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,742,879
CSS custom property--colour: #FF79DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#008620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C9DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B2DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.7Orchid · ΔE 11.9Hot pink · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3Plum · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79FF99
Analogous#DC79FF, #FF799C
Triadic#DFFF79, #79DFFF
Split complementary#9CFF79, #79FFDC
Tetradic#FFDC79, #79FF99, #799CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFDFF7
Lighter +10%#FFACEB
Darker −10%#FF46D3
Darker −20%#FF13C7
Darker −30%#DF00AA
Darker −40%#AC0083
More saturated +25%#FF79DF
Less saturated −25%#EE8AD6

Channel breakdown

R255
G121
B223
Red255 (100%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue314.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 79 · B DF

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