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#78079E

#78079e ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#78079e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 2.75% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.05% cyan, 95.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 284.9°, 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0661

Complementary

  1. #78079e
  2. #2d9e07

Split complementary

  1. #78079e
  2. #789e07
  3. #079e2c

Analogous

  1. #2c079e
  2. #78079e
  3. #9e0778

Triadic

  1. #78079e
  2. #9e7807
  3. #079e78

Tetradic

  1. #78079e
  2. #9e072d
  3. #2d9e07
  4. #079e78

Square

  1. #78079e
  2. #9e2c07
  3. #2d9e07
  4. #07789e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0114
  2. #400455
  3. #78079e
  4. #b00ae7
  5. #cb47f7

Shades

#78079e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78079e
  2. #6c068e
  3. #60067e
  4. #54056f
  5. #48045f
  6. #3c044f
  7. #30033f
  8. #24022f
  9. #180120
  10. #0c0110
  11. #000000

Tints

#78079e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78079e
  2. #8620a8
  3. #9339b1
  4. #a151bb
  5. #ae6ac5
  6. #bc83cf
  7. #c99cd8
  8. #d7b5e2
  9. #e4cdec
  10. #f2e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78079e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78079e
  2. #79139b
  3. #7a1f98
  4. #7a2b95
  5. #7b3792
  6. #7c448f
  7. #7d508c
  8. #7e5c89
  9. #7e6886
  10. #7f7483
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f3975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004b9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74375c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4035a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b3a9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #762a7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78079e {
  color: #78079e;
}
Background
.bg-78079e {
  background-color: #78079e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-78079e {
  border: 2px solid #78079e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78079e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 7 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 92% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78079e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78079e, #9e0778);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78079e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 7 158 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.80 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.06 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.11 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.25 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.28 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.48 #87f861 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#78079e  rgb(120, 7, 158)  hsl(285, 92%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#2d9e07  rgb(45, 158, 7)  hsl(105, 92%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#9e7807  rgb(158, 120, 7)  hsl(45, 92%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#079e78  rgb(7, 158, 120)  hsl(165, 92%, 32%)  Jungle Green