#C79FBC#C79FBC
#C79FBC is a light, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.061 H 336.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C79FBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 159, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(317, 26%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(317, 20%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.1%, 5.5%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.87, 19.63, -9.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.87, 21.72, 334.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.79% 0.056 -0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.79% 0.061 336.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0277, 40.5705, 53.0261) |
| Luminance | 0.4057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.03
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.49
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 7.56
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.94
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.21
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C79FBC #9FC7AA
analogous
#BE9FC7 #C79FBC #C79FA8
triadic
#C79FBC #BCC79F #9FBCC7
tetradic
#C79FBC #C7BE9F #9FC7AA #9FA8C7
square
#C79FBC #C7BE9F #9FC7AA #9FA8C7
split-complementary
#C79FBC #A8C79F #9FC7BE
monochromatic
#955784 #B078A1 #C79FBC #DEC6D7 #F4ECF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C79FBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#C79FBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C79FBC
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C79FBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C79FBC | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8ADBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCA0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c79fbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 159, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.061 336.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8bbd0',
500: '#c79fbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c79fbc; $custom-light: #d8bbd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c79fbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 159,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316.5,
"s": 26.316,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74786,
"c": 0.06121,
"h": 336.3
},
"luminance": 0.40569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C79FBC
secondary
#DBE6DE
accent
#A55C41
background
#FDFBFC
surface
#FAF6F9
border
#D3D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#838182