#a79abf

Color #a79abf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a79abf

RGB

rgb(167, 154, 191)

HSL

hsl(261.1, 22.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.1, 19.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(65.82, 12.07, -17.35)

LCH

lch(65.82, 21.14, 304.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.055, 301.09)

HWB

hwb(261.1, 60.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bf9a

Analogous

#9a9fbf

#a79abf

#b99abf

Triadic

#a79abf

#bfa79a

#9abfa7

Split-complementary

#a79abf

#bfb99a

#9fbf9a

Tetradic

#a79abf

#bf9ab2

#b2bf9a

#9abfa7

Square

#a79abf

#bf9a9f

#b2bf9a

#9abfb9

Shades

Color #a79abf mixed toward black.

#8877a9

#6b598d

#504369

#362d46

#1b1623

Tints

Color #a79abf mixed toward white.

#b6abca

#c4bcd4

#d3ccdf

#e2ddea

#f0eef4

Tones

Color #a79abf mixed toward gray.

#a89dbc

#a9a0b9

#aaa3b6

#aba6b3

#aba9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1b7 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a3b5 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#a6b0af · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 15.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79abf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79abf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a79abf (#a79abf) is rgb(167, 154, 191) in RGB.

No, #a79abf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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