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#72079E

#72079e ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72079e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.85% cyan, 95.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 282.52°, with 91.52% saturation and 32.35% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.062

Complementary

  1. #72079e
  2. #339e07

Split complementary

  1. #72079e
  2. #7e9e07
  3. #079e27

Analogous

  1. #27079e
  2. #72079e
  3. #9e077e

Triadic

  1. #72079e
  2. #9e7207
  3. #079e72

Tetradic

  1. #72079e
  2. #9e0733
  3. #339e07
  4. #079e72

Square

  1. #72079e
  2. #9e2707
  3. #339e07
  4. #077e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0114
  2. #3d0455
  3. #72079e
  4. #a70ae7
  5. #c447f7

Shades

#72079e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72079e
  2. #67068e
  3. #5b067e
  4. #50056f
  5. #44045f
  6. #39044f
  7. #2e033f
  8. #22022f
  9. #170120
  10. #0b0110
  11. #000000

Tints

#72079e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72079e
  2. #8020a8
  3. #8e39b1
  4. #9c51bb
  5. #aa6ac5
  6. #b983cf
  7. #c79cd8
  8. #d5b5e2
  9. #e3cdec
  10. #f1e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72079e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72079e
  2. #73139b
  3. #751f98
  4. #762b95
  5. #783792
  6. #79448f
  7. #7a508c
  8. #7c5c89
  9. #7d6886
  10. #7f7483
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b3774 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00489b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c385c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a34a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #45389c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e2b7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72079e {
  color: #72079e;
}
Background
.bg-72079e {
  background-color: #72079e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-72079e {
  border: 2px solid #72079e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72079e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 7 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 92% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72079e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72079e, #9e077e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72079e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 7 158 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.93 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.17 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.77 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.79 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.18 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.25 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.53 #8df861 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#72079e  rgb(114, 7, 158)  hsl(283, 92%, 32%)  Rebecca Purple
#339e07  rgb(51, 158, 7)  hsl(103, 92%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#9e7207  rgb(158, 114, 7)  hsl(43, 92%, 32%)  Golden Brown
#079e72  rgb(7, 158, 114)  hsl(163, 92%, 32%)  Shamrock Green