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#ED79F6 Color

#ED79F6 is rgb(237, 121, 246) in RGB, hsl(296, 87%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 51%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED79F6
HEX#ED79F6
RGBrgb(237, 121, 246)
HSLhsl(296, 87%, 72%)
HSVhsv(296, 51%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 51%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.207 324.6)
LABlab(68.12% 58.21 -43.25)
LCHlch(68.12% 72.52 323.39)

What #ED79F6 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 #ED79F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 7.63Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.45Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 9.43Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 10Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 10.97Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.06

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

#ED79F6 Channel Values

How #ED79F6 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 237 · G 121 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 87% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 51% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED79F6 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED79F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED79F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED79F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED79F6
Complementary
#82F679
Analogous
#AF79F6
Analogous
#F679C0
Triadic
#F6ED79
Triadic
#79F6ED
Split comp.
#C0F679
Split comp.
#79F6AF

Tints & Shades of #ED79F6

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

#F08DF7
#F29BF8
#F4AEF9
#F7C1FB
#F9D4FC
#FBE2FD

Shades

#E74AF2
#E21FEF
#C00ECD
#940B9D
#67086E
#3F0543

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED79F6.

How #ED79F6 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#ED79F6
Protanopia#9696F6
Protanomaly#BF8BF6
Deuteranopia#ABABF4
Deuteranomaly#C99AF5
Tritanopia#E19191
Tritanomaly#E688C2
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED79F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed79f6: #ED79F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED79F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed79f6': '#ED79F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.475, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_ed79f6">#ED79F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED79F6"

More Pink Colors

#ED79F6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED79F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED79F6?

#ED79F6 is a light pink — rgb(237, 121, 246) in RGB and hsl(296, 87%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #ED79F6?

#ED79F6 is rgb(237, 121, 246) — red 237, green 121, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED79F6?

#ED79F6 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 51%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED79F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED79F6 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED79F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED79F6 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 8.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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