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#DE79E7 Color

#DE79E7 is rgb(222, 121, 231) in RGB, hsl(295, 70%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 48%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE79E7
HEX#DE79E7
RGBrgb(222, 121, 231)
HSLhsl(295, 70%, 69%)
HSVhsv(295, 48%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 48%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.185 324.2)
LABlab(65.60% 51.72 -39.11)
LCHlch(65.60% 64.84 322.91)

What #DE79E7 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 #DE79E7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 5.03Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 5.8Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 6.99Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.74Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 11.76Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.99

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

#DE79E7 Channel Values

How #DE79E7 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 222 · G 121 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 70% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 48% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE79E7 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE79E7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE79E7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE79E7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DE79E7
Complementary
#82E779
Analogous
#A779E7
Analogous
#E779B9
Triadic
#E7DE79
Triadic
#79E7DE
Split comp.
#B9E779
Split comp.
#79E7A7

Tints & Shades of #DE79E7

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

#E28AEA
#E79BED
#EBADF0
#F0C2F4
#F4D4F7
#F9E5FA

Shades

#D452E0
#CA26D9
#A61FB2
#81188B
#5D1264
#340A38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DE79E7.

How #DE79E7 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#DE79E7
Protanopia#9191E7
Protanomaly#B588E7
Deuteranopia#A4A4E5
Deuteranomaly#BE94E6
Tritanopia#D38D8D
Tritanomaly#D886B8
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE79E7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de79e7: #DE79E7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE79E7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de79e7': '#DE79E7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.475, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_de79e7">#DE79E7</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE79E7"

More Pink Colors

#DE79E7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#DE79E7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE79E7?

#DE79E7 is a light pink — rgb(222, 121, 231) in RGB and hsl(295, 70%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #DE79E7?

#DE79E7 is rgb(222, 121, 231) — red 222, green 121, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE79E7?

#DE79E7 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 48%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE79E7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE79E7 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE79E7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE79E7 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 5.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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