#a79bc4

Color #a79bc4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a79bc4

RGB

rgb(167, 155, 196)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 25.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 20.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 20.9%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(66.25, 12.6, -19.49)

LCH

lch(66.25, 23.21, 302.88)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0603, 298.22)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 60.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c49b

Analogous

#9ba3c4

#a79bc4

#bb9bc4

Triadic

#a79bc4

#c4a79b

#9bc4a7

Split-complementary

#a79bc4

#c4bb9b

#a3c49b

Tetradic

#a79bc4

#c49bb8

#b8c49b

#9bc4a7

Square

#a79bc4

#c49ba3

#b8c49b

#9bc4bb

Shades

Color #a79bc4 mixed toward black.

#8776ae

#685793

#4e416e

#342b4a

#1a1625

Tints

Color #a79bc4 mixed toward white.

#b6acce

#c4bcd8

#d3cde1

#e2deeb

#f0eef5

Tones

Color #a79bc4 mixed toward gray.

#a89ec1

#aaa2bd

#aba5ba

#ada9b6

#aeacb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2bb · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a4b9 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a6b4b2 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79bc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79bc4]

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

#a79bc4 (#a79bc4) is rgb(167, 155, 196) in RGB.

No, #a79bc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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