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#79248F Color

#79248F is rgb(121, 36, 143) in RGB, hsl(288, 60%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 75%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinzolin (#6C0277), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79248F
HEX#79248F
RGBrgb(121, 36, 143)
HSLhsl(288, 60%, 35%)
HSVhsv(288, 75%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 75%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(44.1% 0.176 318.4)
LABlab(32.22% 48.18 -41.67)
LCHlch(32.22% 63.70 319.14)

What #79248F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #79248F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 8.28Patriarch#800080ΔE 9.91Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 10.45Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.33Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 11.46Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.46

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#79248F Channel Values

How #79248F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 36 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 60% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 75% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.53:1 vs white · 2.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79248F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79248F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79248F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79248F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79248F
Complementary
#398F24
Analogous
#44248F
Analogous
#8F246F
Triadic
#8F7924
Triadic
#248F79
Split comp.
#6F8F24
Split comp.
#248F44

Tints & Shades of #79248F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#992DB4
#B23FCF
#C164D8
#D089E1
#DEADEB
#EDD2F4

Shades

#6C207E
#5A1B6A
#4C165A
#3B1145
#2D0D35
#1C0821

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79248F.

How #79248F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#79248F
Protanopia#3D3D8F
Protanomaly#5B358F
Deuteranopia#4D4D8E
Deuteranomaly#62418E
Tritanopia#6F3F3F
Tritanomaly#733669
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79248F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-79248f: #79248F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79248F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79248f': '#79248F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.141, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_79248f">#79248F</color>
SVG fillfill="#79248F"

More Purple Colors

#79248F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79248F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79248F?

#79248F is a dark purple — rgb(121, 36, 143) in RGB and hsl(288, 60%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinzolin (#6C0277), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #79248F?

#79248F is rgb(121, 36, 143) — red 121, green 36, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79248F?

#79248F converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 75%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79248F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #79248F scores 8.53:1 against white and 2.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79248F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79248F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 9.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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