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#D79ECD closest to Velvet Horizon

#D79ECD is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Velvet Horizon. In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 62.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(215, 158, 205)). Its HSL value is 311° hue, 42% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. #D79ECD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.66:1.

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Variations of #D79ECD

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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#D79ECD 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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#D79ECD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D79ECD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABB3CB
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DABCF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFA9CE
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABB3CB
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9ACCC
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCA1AE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DA9FC0
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBACB8

#D79ECD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#D79ECD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.66:1 Very good#D79ECD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D79ECD in CSS

/* Velvet Horizon */
.color { color: #D79ECD; }
.background { background-color: #D79ECD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D79ECD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(215 158 205);
color: hsl(311 42% 73%);
color: oklch(0.768 0.092 332.7);

#D79ECD FAQ

What color is #D79ECD?

#D79ECD is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #D79ECD?

#D79ECD is rgb(215, 158, 205) in RGB, hsl(311, 42%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D79ECD?

The complementary color of #D79ECD is #9ED7A8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D79ECD?

Black text has the best contrast on #D79ECD: 9.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D79ECD a warm or cool color?

#D79ECD is a warm color.