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Hex #79158e

#79158e is a great dark violet shade for your next project. Scroll down for #79158e color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#79158e Conversion table

Category	violet (dark violet)
HEX	#79158e copy to clipboard
RGB	R 121 G 21 B 142 RGB (121, 21, 142) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 289.59 S 0.74 L 0.32
CMYK	C 8% M 47% Y 0% K 44%
Usage of violet	The color #79158e is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#79158e Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#79158e to RGB conversion

Red	121	121% RED
Green	21	21% GREEN
Blue	142	142% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(121, 21, 142); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(121, 21, 142); // for css background-color

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#79158e to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
8.24 %	47.45 %	0 %	44.31 %

#79158e to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
289.587	0.74	0.32

CSS code: color: hsl(289.6, 74%, 32%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #79158e

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	recommended
Usage for headings:	recommended
Usage as fill color:	use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons:	recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Tints and Shades of #79158e

Tints of #79158e		Shades of #79158e
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a violet Heading in #79158e

This shows how text with the hex-color #79158e would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Violet Color Scheme based on #79158e

Primary
#79158e (already open)

Secondary
#2a8e15

Tertiary
#5ce340

Your Color #79158e (already open)

Complementary Color: #2a8e15

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Violet Webdesign Color Scheme based on #79158e

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