Colour
#FF79E2
- #FF79E2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#FF79E2 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 121, 226 and HSL 313°, 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
#FF79E2#FF79E2
HEX#FF79E2
RGBrgb(255, 121, 226)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4745, 0.8863
RGB percentages100%, 47.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(313, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 52.5%, 11.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,742,882
CSS custom property--colour: #FF79E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#00861D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79FF96
Analogous#D979FF, #FF799F
Triadic#E2FF79, #79E2FF
Split complementary#9FFF79, #79FFD9
Tetradic#FFD979, #79FF96, #799FFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G121
B226
Red255 (100%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue312.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 79 · B E2
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