#C79FCD#C79FCD
#C79FCD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.078 H 322.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C79FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 159, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.9%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.42, 22.81, -17.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.42, 28.98, 321.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.39% 0.0617 -0.0482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.39% 0.078 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9693, 41.3471, 63.2523) |
| Luminance | 0.4135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.22
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.89
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.91
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.10
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C79FCD #A5CD9F
analogous
#B09FCD #C79FCD #CD9FBC
triadic
#C79FCD #CDC79F #9FCDC7
tetradic
#C79FCD #CDB09F #A5CD9F #9FBCCD
square
#C79FCD #CDB09F #A5CD9F #9FBCCD
split-complementary
#C79FCD #BCCD9F #9FCDB0
monochromatic
#95539F #B077B8 #C79FCD #DEC7E2 #F3EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#C79FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.27
#C79FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C79FCD
9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C79FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C79FCD | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.27 | 9.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AECB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c79fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 159, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.078 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8bbdc',
500: '#c79fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c79fcd; $custom-light: #d8bbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c79fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 159,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.174,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75385,
"c": 0.0783,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.41346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C79FCD
secondary
#DFEADE
accent
#AA3B4A
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183