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#CA79DC Color

#CA79DC is rgb(202, 121, 220) in RGB, hsl(289, 59%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 45%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA79DC
HEX#CA79DC
RGBrgb(202, 121, 220)
HSLhsl(289, 59%, 67%)
HSVhsv(289, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 45%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.163 320.1)
LABlab(62.66% 43.98 -37.79)
LCHlch(62.66% 57.98 319.33)

What #CA79DC 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 #CA79DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 6.52Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 8.64Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 8.85Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.24Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.58Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.88

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

#CA79DC Channel Values

How #CA79DC 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 202 · G 121 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 59% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA79DC 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA79DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA79DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA79DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA79DC
Complementary
#8BDC79
Analogous
#9979DC
Analogous
#DC79BD
Triadic
#DCCA79
Triadic
#79DCCA
Split comp.
#BDDC79
Split comp.
#79DC99

Tints & Shades of #CA79DC

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

#D189E1
#D99EE6
#DFAEEA
#E7C2EF
#EDD2F3
#F5E7F9

Shades

#BC55D3
#AC33C7
#8C2AA2
#6D207E
#4D1759
#2E0E35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA79DC.

How #CA79DC 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#CA79DC
Protanopia#8B8BDC
Protanomaly#A884DC
Deuteranopia#9A9ADA
Deuteranomaly#AF8EDB
Tritanopia#BF8B8B
Tritanomaly#C484B1
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA79DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca79dc: #CA79DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA79DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca79dc': '#CA79DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.475, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ca79dc">#CA79DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA79DC"

More Purple Colors

#CA79DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA79DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA79DC?

#CA79DC is a light purple — rgb(202, 121, 220) in RGB and hsl(289, 59%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #CA79DC?

#CA79DC is rgb(202, 121, 220) — red 202, green 121, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA79DC?

#CA79DC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 45%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA79DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA79DC scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA79DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA79DC 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 9.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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