#a79ad9

Color #a79ad9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.06 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a79ad9

RGB

rgb(167, 154, 217)

HSL

hsl(252.4, 45.3%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.4, 29%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 29%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(66.78, 17.94, -30.34)

LCH

lch(66.78, 35.25, 300.6)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0912, 293.45)

HWB

hwb(252.4, 60.4%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd99a

Analogous

#9aacd9

#a79ad9

#c69ad9

Triadic

#a79ad9

#d9a79a

#9ad9a7

Split-complementary

#a79ad9

#d9c69a

#acd99a

Tetradic

#a79ad9

#d99acc

#ccd99a

#9ad9a7

Square

#a79ad9

#d99aac

#ccd99a

#9ad9c6

Shades

Color #a79ad9 mixed toward black.

#806dc8

#5b44b4

#443387

#2d225a

#17112d

Tints

Color #a79ad9 mixed toward white.

#b6abdf

#c4bce6

#d3ccec

#e2ddf2

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a79ad9 mixed toward gray.

#aa9fd4

#ada4ce

#b0aac9

#b3afc4

#b6b4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1cc · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a3c9 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a6c1be · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79ad9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79ad9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a79ad9 (#a79ad9) is rgb(167, 154, 217) in RGB.

No, #a79ad9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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