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#DB79EF closest to Fake Love

#DB79EF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Fake Love. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 47.5% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(219, 121, 239)). Its HSL value is 290° hue, 79% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #DB79EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.99:1.

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Variations of #DB79EF

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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#DB79EF 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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#DB79EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DB79EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #83A3EC
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6699F3
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9293F1
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #83A3EC
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A497ED
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DD89A9
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DD80D3
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B197B8

#DB79EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#DB79EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.99:1 Very good#DB79EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DB79EF in CSS

/* Fake Love */
.color { color: #DB79EF; }
.background { background-color: #DB79EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DB79EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 121 239);
color: hsl(290 79% 71%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.191 320.6);

#DB79EF FAQ

What color is #DB79EF?

#DB79EF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Fake Love. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DB79EF?

#DB79EF is rgb(219, 121, 239) in RGB, hsl(290, 79%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 49%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DB79EF?

The complementary color of #DB79EF is #8DEF79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DB79EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DB79EF: 7.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DB79EF a warm or cool color?

#DB79EF is a cool color.