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#CA79FF closest to Illicit Purple

#CA79FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 47.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(202, 121, 255)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #CA79FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.69:1.

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Variations of #CA79FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CA79FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CA79FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA79FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6D9EFC
  • Protanopia 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5399FF
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8192FF
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6D9EFC
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9193FD
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C390B1
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C983E0
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A995BC

#CA79FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#CA79FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.69:1 Very good#CA79FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CA79FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #CA79FF; }
.background { background-color: #CA79FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA79FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 121 255);
color: hsl(276 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.717 0.200 310.2);

#CA79FF FAQ

What color is #CA79FF?

#CA79FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CA79FF?

#CA79FF is rgb(202, 121, 255) in RGB, hsl(276, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 53%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA79FF?

The complementary color of #CA79FF is #AEFF79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA79FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CA79FF: 7.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA79FF a warm or cool color?

#CA79FF is a cool color.