Information about #D79BBA color

#D79BBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D79BBA falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(215, 155, 186) — 84.3% red, 60.8% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 11 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored rose, #D79BBA appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Pastel Pink (#D198B7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shocking (#E292C0) and Faded Pink (#DE9DAC).

In RGB terms — rgb(215, 155, 186) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D79BBA: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D79BBA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D79BBA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#D79BBA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #D79BBA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D79BBA
  • RGB215, 155, 186
  • CMYK0, 24, 11, 16
  • CSSrgb(215, 155, 186)
  • HSL329°, 43%, 73%
  • HSL Precise329°, 42.857%, 72.549%
  • HSV329°, 28%, 84%
  • HSB329°, 28%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.843, 0.608, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.843, 0.608, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.843, 0.608, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD79BBA
  • DECIMAL ID14130106
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01