Close to Plum
#E79FEB
#E79FEB is a light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 90.6% red, 62.4% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 297°, with 66% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E79FEB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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10.56:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E79FEB as they’d see it.
#E79FEB in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #E79FEB
What color is #E79FEB?
#E79FEB is a light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 90.6% red, 62.4% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 297°, with 66% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E79FEB in RGB?
#E79FEB is rgb(231, 159, 235): 231 red, 159 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E79FEB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 32, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E79FEB?
PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E79FEB?
Its complement #81C97F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.