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#C79AE0 Color

#C79AE0 is rgb(199, 154, 224) in RGB, hsl(279, 53%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C79AE0
HEX#C79AE0
RGBrgb(199, 154, 224)
HSLhsl(279, 53%, 74%)
HSVhsv(279, 31%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.109 313.1)
LABlab(69.75% 26.70 -29.13)
LCHlch(69.75% 39.52 312.51)

What #C79AE0 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 #C79AE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.62Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.16Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.06Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.4Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.78African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.27

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

#C79AE0 Channel Values

How #C79AE0 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 199 · G 154 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 53% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 31% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C79AE0 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C79AE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C79AE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C79AE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C79AE0
Complementary
#B2E09A
Analogous
#A49AE0
Analogous
#E09AD5
Triadic
#E0C79A
Triadic
#9AE0C7
Split comp.
#D5E09A
Split comp.
#9AE0A4

Tints & Shades of #C79AE0

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

#CEA5E3
#D6B5E8
#DDC1EC
#E5D0F1
#ECDCF4
#F4EBF9

Shades

#B273D4
#9C4CC8
#8235AC
#642985
#471D5E
#291137

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C79AE0.

How #C79AE0 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#C79AE0
Protanopia#A3A3E0
Protanomaly#B29FE0
Deuteranopia#ABABDF
Deuteranomaly#B7A4DF
Tritanopia#BEA5A5
Tritanomaly#C2A1BF
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C79AE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c79ae0: #C79AE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C79AE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c79ae0': '#C79AE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.604, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_c79ae0">#C79AE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#C79AE0"

More Purple Colors

#C79AE0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C79AE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C79AE0?

#C79AE0 is a light purple — rgb(199, 154, 224) in RGB and hsl(279, 53%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #C79AE0?

#C79AE0 is rgb(199, 154, 224) — red 199, green 154, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C79AE0?

#C79AE0 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C79AE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C79AE0 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C79AE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C79AE0 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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