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#CB79EC Color

#CB79EC is rgb(203, 121, 236) in RGB, hsl(283, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 49%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB79EC
HEX#CB79EC
RGBrgb(203, 121, 236)
HSLhsl(283, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(283, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.18 315.5)
LABlab(63.41% 46.72 -45.49)
LCHlch(63.41% 65.20 315.76)

What #CB79EC 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 #CB79EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 7.98Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 12.19Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.3Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 12.73Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.76Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.18

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

#CB79EC Channel Values

How #CB79EC 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 203 · G 121 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB79EC 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB79EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB79EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB79EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB79EC
Complementary
#9AEC79
Analogous
#9279EC
Analogous
#EC79D3
Triadic
#ECCB79
Triadic
#79ECCB
Split comp.
#D3EC79
Split comp.
#79EC92

Tints & Shades of #CB79EC

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

#D28BEE
#D99DF1
#E0AFF4
#E7C1F6
#EED2F9
#F5E4FB

Shades

#BC51E6
#AB24E0
#8E1BBB
#6C148F
#4E0F67
#2C083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB79EC.

How #CB79EC 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#CB79EC
Protanopia#8C8CEC
Protanomaly#A985EC
Deuteranopia#9A9AEB
Deuteranomaly#B08EEB
Tritanopia#BE8F8F
Tritanomaly#C386BB
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB79EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb79ec: #CB79EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB79EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb79ec': '#CB79EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.475, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_cb79ec">#CB79EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB79EC"

More Purple Colors

#CB79EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB79EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB79EC?

#CB79EC is a light purple — rgb(203, 121, 236) in RGB and hsl(283, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.98.

What is the RGB value of #CB79EC?

#CB79EC is rgb(203, 121, 236) — red 203, green 121, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB79EC?

#CB79EC converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB79EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB79EC scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB79EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB79EC 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.73, which is visibly different.

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