#9d79f3

Color #9d79f3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d79f3

RGB

rgb(157, 121, 243)

HSL

hsl(257.7, 83.6%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.7, 50.2%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.4%, 50.2%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(59.26, 40.39, -56.61)

LCH

lch(59.26, 69.54, 305.51)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.1762, 294.76)

HWB

hwb(257.7, 47.5%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cff379

Analogous

#7992f3

#9d79f3

#da79f3

Triadic

#9d79f3

#f39d79

#79f39d

Split-complementary

#9d79f3

#f3da79

#92f379

Tetradic

#9d79f3

#f379cf

#cff379

#79f39d

Square

#9d79f3

#f37992

#cff379

#79f3da

Shades

Color #9d79f3 mixed toward black.

#7441ee

#5014df

#3c0fa7

#280a6f

#140538

Tints

Color #9d79f3 mixed toward white.

#ad8ff5

#bea6f7

#cebcf9

#ded2fb

#efe9fd

Tones

Color #9d79f3 mixed toward gray.

#a183e9

#a58ddf

#aa98d5

#aea2ca

#b2acc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fdd · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#9193d8 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#9bcac5 · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 27.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d79f3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d79f3]

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

#9d79f3 (#9d79f3) is rgb(157, 121, 243) in RGB.

No, #9d79f3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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