#c79fef Color Information

#c79fef Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c79fef, and its official name is Lavender Cream. In RGB, it consists of 78.0% Red, 62.4% Green, and 93.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 16.7% Cyan, 33.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 270.0°, with saturation of 71.4% and lightness of 78%. The decimal value for #c79fef is 13082607, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c79fef is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#c79fef Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorLavender Cream Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color199, 159, 239 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color78.0%, 62.4%, 93.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.220, 0.376, 0.063 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.167, 0.335, 0, 0.063 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color270.0°, 71.4%, 78.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color270.0°, 33.5%, 93.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.531, 43.170, 87.278 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color199, 159, 239 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13082607 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color71.670, 29.816, -34.629 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)71.670, 45.697, 310.729 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color71.670, 15.530, -59.632 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color65.704, 25.014, -32.765 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.283, 0.237, 43.170 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291272687 / 0xffc79fef Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99ff Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #c79fef

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c79fef, its pure hue is 270.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 71.4%, and its lightness is 78.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c79fef, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #19141e to #ae8bd1.

Tints of #c79fef

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c79fef, its pure hue is 270.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 71.4%, and its lightness is 78.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c79fef, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ceabf1 to #f8f3fd.

Tones of #c79fef

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c79fef, its pure hue is 270.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 71.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c79fef, which range from #c7c7c7 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c78fff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c79fef

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c79fef! For #c79fef, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c79fef. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c79fef

This color, #c79fef, consists of 78.0% Red, 62.4% Green, and 93.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 199, Green = 159, Blue = 239. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c79fef is 16.7% Cyan, 33.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R78.0%
C16.7%
G62.4%
M33.5%
B93.7%
Y0.0%
K6.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 199 159 239
Octal 307 237 357
Hexa #c7 #9f #ef
Binary 11000111 10011111 11101111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 16 33 0 6
Octal 20 41 0 6
Hexa #10 #21 #00 #06
Binary 00010000 00100001 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #c79fef

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c79fef — which has hue 270.0° — its analogous colors are located at 240.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c79fef.

Triadic Colors of #c79fef

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c79fef — which has hue 270.0° — its triadic colors are located at 30.0° and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c79fef.

Complementary Color of #c79fef

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c79fef — which has hue 270.0° — its complementary color is located at 90.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c79fef.

Split Complementary Colors of #c79fef

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c79fef — which has hue 270.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 60.0° and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c79fef.

Tetradic Colors of #c79fef

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c79fef — which has hue 270.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 180.0°, 270.0°, 360.0°, and 90.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c79fef.

Monochromatic Colors of #c79fef

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c79fef, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #ab7bdb — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e3cbfb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c79fef

We want to make getting started with #c79fef on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c79fef into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c79fef can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c79fef with other HTML elements.

#c79fef Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c79fef.
<span style="color: #c79fef;">The color of this text is #c79fef.</span>

#c79fef Background Color

The background color for this text is #c79fef.
<div style="background-color: #c79fef; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c79fef.</div>

#c79fef Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c79fef.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c79fef;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c79fef.</span>

#c79fef Border Color

This is a div with border color #c79fef.
<div style="border: #c79fef 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c79fef.</div>

#c79fef Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c79fef on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c79fef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c79fef on a white background.</div></div>

#c79fef Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c79fef on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c79fef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c79fef on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c79fef to White

This is a gradient from #c79fef to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c79fef,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c79fef,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c79fef,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c79fef,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c79fef to white.</div>

Gradient from #c79fef to Black

This is a gradient from #c79fef to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c79fef,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c79fef,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c79fef,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c79fef,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c79fef to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c79fef

In addition to using #c79fef on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c79fef in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c79fef, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 199, Green = 159, Blue = 239). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c79fef in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c79fef
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(199, 159, 239)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c79fef; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c79fef; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c79fef; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(199, 159, 239);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c79fef")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:199, green:159, blue:239, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:199 green:159 blue:239 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(199f, 159f, 239f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(199, 159, 239);
 

#c79fef Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c79fef the same way. For those with color blindness, #c79fef might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c79fef looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c79fef is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c79fef looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c79fef will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c79fef is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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