#a79dc6

Color #a79dc6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a79dc6

RGB

rgb(167, 157, 198)

HSL

hsl(254.6, 26.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.6, 20.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(66.83, 11.91, -19.72)

LCH

lch(66.83, 23.04, 301.13)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0598, 296.09)

HWB

hwb(254.6, 61.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc69d

Analogous

#9da7c6

#a79dc6

#bb9dc6

Triadic

#a79dc6

#c6a79d

#9dc6a7

Split-complementary

#a79dc6

#c6bb9d

#a7c69d

Tetradic

#a79dc6

#c69dbc

#bcc69d

#9dc6a7

Square

#a79dc6

#c69da7

#bcc69d

#9dc6bb

Shades

Color #a79dc6 mixed toward black.

#8578b0

#665796

#4d4170

#332b4b

#1a1625

Tints

Color #a79dc6 mixed toward white.

#b6add0

#c4bed9

#d3cee3

#e2deec

#f0eff6

Tones

Color #a79dc6 mixed toward gray.

#a9a0c3

#aaa4bf

#aca7bc

#aeabb8

#b0aeb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3bd · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a4bb · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a7b6b4 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79dc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79dc6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a79dc6 (#a79dc6) is rgb(167, 157, 198) in RGB.

No, #a79dc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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