#e79bcd Color Information

#e79bcd 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 #e79bcd. In RGB, it consists of 90.6% Red, 60.8% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 32.9% Magenta, 11.3% Yellow, and 9.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 320.5°, with saturation of 61.3% and lightness of 75.7%. The decimal value for #e79bcd is 15178701, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e79bcd is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e79bcd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color231, 155, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color90.6%, 60.8%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.094, 0.392, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.329, 0.113, 0.094 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color320.5°, 61.3%, 75.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color320.5°, 32.9%, 90.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color55.696, 44.839, 63.477 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color231, 155, 205 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15178701 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.786, 35.708, -13.997 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.786, 38.353, 338.595 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.786, 42.252, -27.514 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.962, 31.283, -9.331 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.340, 0.273, 44.839 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293368781 / 0xffe79bcd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff99cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #e79bcd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e79bcd, its pure hue is 320.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.3%, and its lightness is 75.7%. 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 #e79bcd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d131a to #ca88b3.

Tints of #e79bcd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e79bcd, its pure hue is 320.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.3%, and its lightness is 75.7%. 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 #e79bcd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #eaa8d3 to #fcf3f9.

Tones of #e79bcd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e79bcd, its pure hue is 320.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.3%, 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 #e79bcd, which range from #c1c1c1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff83d5 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e79bcd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e79bcd! For #e79bcd, 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, #e79bcd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e79bcd

This color, #e79bcd, consists of 90.6% Red, 60.8% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 231, Green = 155, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e79bcd is 0% Cyan, 32.9% Magenta, 11.3% Yellow, and 9.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R90.6%
C0.0%
G60.8%
M32.9%
B80.4%
Y11.3%
K9.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 231 155 205
Octal 347 233 315
Hexa #e7 #9b #cd
Binary 11100111 10011011 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 32 11 9
Octal 0 40 13 11
Hexa #00 #20 #0b #09
Binary 00000000 00100000 00001011 00001001

Analogous Colors of #e79bcd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e79bcd — which has hue 320.5° — its analogous colors are located at 290.5° and 350.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e79bcd.

Triadic Colors of #e79bcd

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 #e79bcd — which has hue 320.5° — its triadic colors are located at 80.5° and 320.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e79bcd.

Complementary Color of #e79bcd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e79bcd — which has hue 320.5° — its complementary color is located at 140.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e79bcd.

Split Complementary Colors of #e79bcd

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 #e79bcd — which has hue 320.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 110.5° and 320.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e79bcd.

Tetradic Colors of #e79bcd

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 #e79bcd — which has hue 320.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 230.5°, 320.5°, 50.5°, and 140.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e79bcd.

Monochromatic Colors of #e79bcd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e79bcd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #c97bae — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f9c7e8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e79bcd

We want to make getting started with #e79bcd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e79bcd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e79bcd 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 #e79bcd with other HTML elements.

#e79bcd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e79bcd.
<span style="color: #e79bcd;">The color of this text is #e79bcd.</span>

#e79bcd Background Color

The background color for this text is #e79bcd.
<div style="background-color: #e79bcd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e79bcd.</div>

#e79bcd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e79bcd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e79bcd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e79bcd.</span>

#e79bcd Border Color

This is a div with border color #e79bcd.
<div style="border: #e79bcd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e79bcd.</div>

#e79bcd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e79bcd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e79bcd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e79bcd on a white background.</div></div>

#e79bcd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e79bcd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e79bcd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e79bcd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e79bcd to White

This is a gradient from #e79bcd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e79bcd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e79bcd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e79bcd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e79bcd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e79bcd to white.</div>

Gradient from #e79bcd to Black

This is a gradient from #e79bcd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e79bcd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e79bcd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e79bcd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e79bcd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e79bcd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e79bcd

In addition to using #e79bcd 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 #e79bcd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e79bcd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 231, Green = 155, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e79bcd 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 #e79bcd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(231, 155, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e79bcd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e79bcd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e79bcd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(231, 155, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e79bcd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:231, green:155, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:231 green:155 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(231f, 155f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(231, 155, 205);
 

#e79bcd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e79bcd the same way. For those with color blindness, #e79bcd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e79bcd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e79bcd 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 #e79bcd 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 #e79bcd 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 #e79bcd 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 2.1:1 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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