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#79618F Color

#79618F is rgb(121, 97, 143) in RGB, hsl(271, 19%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79618F
HEX#79618F
RGBrgb(121, 97, 143)
HSLhsl(271, 19%, 47%)
HSVhsv(271, 32%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.076 307.8)
LABlab(44.93% 17.04 -21.78)
LCHlch(44.93% 27.66 308.04)

What #79618F 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 #79618F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 5.84Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 6.83Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.79Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.82Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.59Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.96

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

#79618F Channel Values

How #79618F 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 97 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 19% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 32% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79618F 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 text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79618F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79618F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79618F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79618F
Complementary
#778F61
Analogous
#62618F
Analogous
#8F618E
Triadic
#8F7961
Triadic
#618F79
Split comp.
#8E8F61
Split comp.
#618F62

Tints & Shades of #79618F

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

#8A73A0
#9F8CB1
#B0A1BF
#C2B6CD
#D4CBDC
#E8E4EC

Shades

#69557C
#5A486A
#4A3C58
#382D43
#292131
#1A151E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79618F.

How #79618F 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#79618F
Protanopia#66668F
Protanomaly#6E648F
Deuteranopia#6A6A8F
Deuteranomaly#70668F
Tritanopia#736868
Tritanomaly#75657A
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #79618F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79618f: #79618F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79618F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79618f': '#79618F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.380, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_79618f">#79618F</color>
SVG fillfill="#79618F"

More Purple Colors

#79618F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79618F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79618F?

#79618F is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 97, 143) in RGB and hsl(271, 19%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #79618F?

#79618F is rgb(121, 97, 143) — red 121, green 97, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79618F?

#79618F converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79618F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #79618F scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79618F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79618F 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 24.4, which is visibly different.

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