Information about #782879 color

#782879 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #782879 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 40, 121) — 47.1% red, 15.7% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid purple-pink magenta, #782879 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sofia Prudente (#712776). Slightly further away sit Midnight (#702670) and Maximum Purple (#733380).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(120, 40, 121)), which gives #782879 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. #782879 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#782879 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#782879 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #782879

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Midnight color link
Midnight

#702670

Purple Jam color link
Purple Jam

#6A287E

Centre Stage color link
Centre Stage

#833174

Eminence color link
Eminence

#6C3082

Belladonna color link
Belladonna

#772C68

Sorghum color link
Sorghum

#74396F

Sassy color link
Sassy

#7E2A65

Seance color link
Seance

#69326E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#782879
  • RGB120, 40, 121
  • CMYK0, 32, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(120, 40, 121)
  • HSL299°, 50%, 32%
  • HSL Precise299.259°, 50.311%, 31.569%
  • HSV299°, 67%, 47%
  • HSB299°, 67%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.157, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.157, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.157, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID782879
  • DECIMAL ID7874681
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01