#79208e Color Information

#79208e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #79208e. In RGB, it consists of 47.5% Red, 12.5% Green, and 55.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 14.8% Cyan, 77.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 44.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 288.5°, with saturation of 63.2% and lightness of 34.1%. The decimal value for #79208e is 7938190, and its nearest "web safe" color is #663399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #79208e is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#79208e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color121, 32, 142 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color47.5%, 12.5%, 55.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.525, 0.875, 0.443 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.148, 0.775, 0, 0.443 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color288.5°, 63.2%, 34.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color288.5°, 77.5%, 55.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color13.284, 7.051, 26.252 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color121, 32, 142 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7938190 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color31.923, 52.916, -41.854 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)31.923, 67.467, 321.657 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color31.923, 29.378, -61.220 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color26.554, 42.830, -40.029 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.285, 0.151, 7.051 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286128270 / 0xff79208e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#663399 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #79208e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #79208e, its pure hue is 288.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.2%, and its lightness is 34.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #79208e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f0412 to #6a1c7c.

Tints of #79208e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #79208e, its pure hue is 288.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.2%, and its lightness is 34.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #79208e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #8a3c9c to #eee3f1.

Tones of #79208e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #79208e, its pure hue is 288.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #79208e, which range from #575757 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #8d00ae (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #79208e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #79208e! For #79208e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #79208e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #79208e

This color, #79208e, consists of 47.5% Red, 12.5% Green, and 55.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 121, Green = 32, Blue = 142. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #79208e is 14.8% Cyan, 77.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 44.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R47.5%
C14.8%
G12.5%
M77.5%
B55.7%
Y0.0%
K44.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 121 32 142
Octal 171 40 216
Hexa #79 #20 #8e
Binary 01111001 00100000 10001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 14 77 0 44
Octal 16 115 0 54
Hexa #0e #4d #00 #2c
Binary 00001110 01001101 00000000 00101100

Analogous Colors of #79208e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #79208e — which has hue 288.5° — its analogous colors are located at 258.5° and 318.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #79208e.

Triadic Colors of #79208e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #79208e — which has hue 288.5° — its triadic colors are located at 48.5° and 288.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #79208e.

Complementary Color of #79208e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #79208e — which has hue 288.5° — its complementary color is located at 108.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #79208e.

Split Complementary Colors of #79208e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #79208e — which has hue 288.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 78.5° and 288.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #79208e.

Tetradic Colors of #79208e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #79208e — which has hue 288.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 198.5°, 288.5°, 18.5°, and 108.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #79208e.

Monochromatic Colors of #79208e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #79208e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #38183f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c11de8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #79208e

We want to make getting started with #79208e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #79208e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #79208e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #79208e with other HTML elements.

#79208e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #79208e.
<span style="color: #79208e;">The color of this text is #79208e.</span>

#79208e Background Color

The background color for this text is #79208e.
<div style="background-color: #79208e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #79208e.</div>

#79208e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #79208e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #79208e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #79208e.</span>

#79208e Border Color

This is a div with border color #79208e.
<div style="border: #79208e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #79208e.</div>

#79208e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #79208e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #79208e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #79208e on a white background.</div></div>

#79208e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #79208e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #79208e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #79208e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #79208e to White

This is a gradient from #79208e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#79208e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#79208e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#79208e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#79208e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #79208e to white.</div>

Gradient from #79208e to Black

This is a gradient from #79208e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#79208e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#79208e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#79208e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#79208e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #79208e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #79208e

In addition to using #79208e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #79208e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #79208e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 121, Green = 32, Blue = 142). If you need details about the color coordinates of #79208e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #79208e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(121, 32, 142)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #79208e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #79208e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #79208e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(121, 32, 142);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#79208e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:121, green:32, blue:142, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:121 green:32 blue:142 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(121f, 32f, 142f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(121, 32, 142);
 

#79208e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #79208e the same way. For those with color blindness, #79208e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #79208e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #79208e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #79208e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #79208e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #79208e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 8.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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