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CD79DB

#CD79DB closest to Pink Orchid

#CD79DB is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pink Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 47.5% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(205, 121, 219)). Its HSL value is 291° hue, 58% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #CD79DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.35:1.

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Variations of #CD79DB

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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#CD79DB 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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#CD79DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD79DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #839CD8
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C93DE
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8F8EDD
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #839CD8
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9E92D9
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CF85A0
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CF7EC3
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A892AD

#CD79DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#CD79DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.35:1 Very good#CD79DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD79DB in CSS

/* Pink Orchid */
.color { color: #CD79DB; }
.background { background-color: #CD79DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD79DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 121 219);
color: hsl(291 58% 67%);
color: oklch(0.702 0.163 321.7);

#CD79DB FAQ

What color is #CD79DB?

#CD79DB is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Pink Orchid. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CD79DB?

#CD79DB is rgb(205, 121, 219) in RGB, hsl(291, 58%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 45%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD79DB?

The complementary color of #CD79DB is #87DB79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD79DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD79DB: 7.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD79DB a warm or cool color?

#CD79DB is a cool color.