#8d79bc

Color #8d79bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 22.24 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8d79bc

RGB

rgb(141, 121, 188)

HSL

hsl(257.9, 33.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.9, 35.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 35.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(55.04, 22.06, -32.42)

LCH

lch(55.04, 39.21, 304.23)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.1011, 297.12)

HWB

hwb(257.9, 47.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8bc79

Analogous

#7987bc

#8d79bc

#ae79bc

Triadic

#8d79bc

#bc8d79

#79bc8d

Split-complementary

#8d79bc

#bcae79

#87bc79

Tetradic

#8d79bc

#bc79a8

#a8bc79

#79bc8d

Square

#8d79bc

#bc7987

#a8bc79

#79bcae

Shades

Color #8d79bc mixed toward black.

#7057ab

#594589

#433467

#2d2245

#161122

Tints

Color #8d79bc mixed toward white.

#a08fc7

#b3a6d2

#c6bcdd

#d9d2e9

#ece9f4

Tones

Color #8d79bc mixed toward gray.

#8f7fb6

#9284b1

#948aab

#968fa6

#9895a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8585af · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#8687ab · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#8ca3a1 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d79bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d79bc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8d79bc (#8d79bc) is rgb(141, 121, 188) in RGB.

No, #8d79bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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