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#DF79FF closest to Venus Slipper Orchid

#DF79FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Venus Slipper Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 47.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(223, 121, 255)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DF79FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.32:1.

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Variations of #DF79FF

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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#DF79FF 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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#DF79FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DF79FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7EA6FB
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D9CFF
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9095FF
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7EA6FB
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A399FD
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DE8DB1
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E082E0
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B49AC0

#DF79FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.53:1 Very poor#DF79FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.32:1 Very good#DF79FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DF79FF in CSS

/* Venus Slipper Orchid */
.color { color: #DF79FF; }
.background { background-color: #DF79FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DF79FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 121 255);
color: hsl(286 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.740 0.208 317.6);

#DF79FF FAQ

What color is #DF79FF?

#DF79FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Venus Slipper Orchid. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DF79FF?

#DF79FF is rgb(223, 121, 255) in RGB, hsl(286, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 53%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DF79FF?

The complementary color of #DF79FF is #99FF79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DF79FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DF79FF: 8.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DF79FF a warm or cool color?

#DF79FF is a cool color.