#cc79bd

Color #cc79bd

A moderately saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.03 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#cc79bd

RGB

rgb(204, 121, 189)

HSL

hsl(310.8, 44.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.8, 40.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.7%, 7.4%, 20%)

LAB

lab(61.82, 42.14, -21.97)

LCH

lch(61.82, 47.52, 332.46)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.1345, 333.84)

HWB

hwb(310.8, 47.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79cc88

Analogous

#b179cc

#cc79bd

#cc7993

Triadic

#cc79bd

#bdcc79

#79bdcc

Split-complementary

#cc79bd

#93cc79

#79ccb1

Tetradic

#cc79bd

#cc8879

#79cc88

#79bdcc

Square

#cc79bd

#ccb179

#79cc88

#7993cc

Shades

Color #cc79bd mixed toward black.

#bd52aa

#9d3c8b

#762d69

#4e1e46

#270f23

Tints

Color #cc79bd mixed toward white.

#d48fc8

#dda6d3

#e5bcde

#eed2e9

#f6e9f4

Tones

Color #cc79bd mixed toward gray.

#c580b9

#be87b4

#b78eb0

#b095ab

#a99ca7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb0 · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b8ac · ΔE 35.9

Tritanopia

#c9a4a1 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc79bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc79bd]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#cc79bd (#cc79bd) is rgb(204, 121, 189) in RGB.

No, #cc79bd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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