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#78259C

#78259c ≈ Purple Heart

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#78259c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 14.51% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 76.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 281.85°, with 61.66% saturation and 37.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359c), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0772

Complementary

  1. #78259c
  2. #499c25

Split complementary

  1. #78259c
  2. #849c25
  3. #259c3c

Analogous

  1. #3c259c
  2. #78259c
  3. #9c2584

Triadic

  1. #78259c
  2. #9c7825
  3. #259c78

Tetradic

  1. #78259c
  2. #9c2549
  3. #499c25
  4. #259c78

Square

  1. #78259c
  2. #9c3c25
  3. #499c25
  4. #25849c

Monochromatic

  1. #190820
  2. #48165e
  3. #78259c
  4. #a43dd1
  5. #c17ae0

Shades

#78259c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78259c
  2. #6c218c
  3. #601e7d
  4. #541a6d
  5. #48165e
  6. #3c134e
  7. #300f3e
  8. #240b2f
  9. #18071f
  10. #0c0410
  11. #000000

Tints

#78259c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78259c
  2. #863ba6
  3. #9351b0
  4. #a166ba
  5. #ae7cc4
  6. #bc92ce
  7. #c9a8d7
  8. #d7bee1
  9. #e4d3eb
  10. #f2e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78259c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78259c
  2. #792e99
  3. #7a3796
  4. #7a4094
  5. #7b4991
  6. #7c538e
  7. #7d5c8b
  8. #7e6588
  9. #7e6e86
  10. #7f7783
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #624275 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004a9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #185099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74405f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #473e9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50439a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76377c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78259c {
  color: #78259c;
}
Background
.bg-78259c {
  background-color: #78259c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-78259c {
  border: 2px solid #78259c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78259c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 37 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 62% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78259c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78259c, #9c2584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78259c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 37 156 / 0.35);
}

#69359c Purple Heart ΔE 4.03 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.13 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 5.12 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.85 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.39 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.29 #87da63 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Purple Heart
#78259c  rgb(120, 37, 156)  hsl(282, 62%, 38%)  Purple Heart
#499c25  rgb(73, 156, 37)  hsl(102, 62%, 38%)  Islamic Green
#9c7825  rgb(156, 120, 37)  hsl(42, 62%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#259c78  rgb(37, 156, 120)  hsl(162, 62%, 38%)  Jungle Green