#a79bdb

Color #a79bdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.29 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a79bdb

RGB

rgb(167, 155, 219)

HSL

hsl(251.3, 47.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.3, 29.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 29.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(67.11, 17.85, -30.93)

LCH

lch(67.11, 35.71, 299.99)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0924, 292.51)

HWB

hwb(251.3, 60.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfdb9b

Analogous

#9bafdb

#a79bdb

#c79bdb

Triadic

#a79bdb

#dba79b

#9bdba7

Split-complementary

#a79bdb

#dbc79b

#afdb9b

Tetradic

#a79bdb

#db9bcf

#cfdb9b

#9bdba7

Square

#a79bdb

#db9baf

#cfdb9b

#9bdbc7

Shades

Color #a79bdb mixed toward black.

#7f6dcb

#5842b7

#423189

#2c215c

#16102e

Tints

Color #a79bdb mixed toward white.

#b6ace1

#c4bce7

#d3cded

#e2def3

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a79bdb mixed toward gray.

#aaa0d6

#aea6d0

#b1abcb

#b4b0c6

#b8b6c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ce · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a4cb · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a6c3c0 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79bdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79bdb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a79bdb (#a79bdb) is rgb(167, 155, 219) in RGB.

No, #a79bdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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