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#72079D

#72079d ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72079d is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 2.75% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.39% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 282.8°, with 91.46% saturation and 32.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #72079d
  2. #329d07

Split complementary

  1. #72079d
  2. #7d9d07
  3. #079d27

Analogous

  1. #27079d
  2. #72079d
  3. #9d077d

Triadic

  1. #72079d
  2. #9d7207
  3. #079d72

Tetradic

  1. #72079d
  2. #9d0732
  3. #329d07
  4. #079d72

Square

  1. #72079d
  2. #9d2707
  3. #329d07
  4. #077d9d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0114
  2. #3d0454
  3. #72079d
  4. #a70ae6
  5. #c446f7

Shades

#72079d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72079d
  2. #67068d
  3. #5b067e
  4. #50056e
  5. #44045e
  6. #39044f
  7. #2e033f
  8. #22022f
  9. #17011f
  10. #0b0110
  11. #000000

Tints

#72079d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72079d
  2. #8020a7
  3. #8e39b1
  4. #9c51ba
  5. #aa6ac4
  6. #b983ce
  7. #c79cd8
  8. #d5b5e2
  9. #e3cdeb
  10. #f1e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72079d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72079d
  2. #73139a
  3. #751f97
  4. #762b94
  5. #783791
  6. #79448f
  7. #7a508c
  8. #7c5c89
  9. #7d6886
  10. #7f7483
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b3773 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00489a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c375b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a339f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #45389b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f2b7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72079d {
  color: #72079d;
}
Background
.bg-72079d {
  background-color: #72079d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-72079d {
  border: 2px solid #72079d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72079d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 7 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 91% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72079d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72079d, #9d077d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72079d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 7 157 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.94 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.20 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.63 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.69 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.06 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.16 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.49 #8df862 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#72079d  rgb(114, 7, 157)  hsl(283, 91%, 32%)  Rebecca Purple
#329d07  rgb(50, 157, 7)  hsl(103, 91%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#9d7207  rgb(157, 114, 7)  hsl(43, 91%, 32%)  Golden Brown
#079d72  rgb(7, 157, 114)  hsl(163, 91%, 32%)  Shamrock Green