#a79ec1

Color #a79ec1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a79ec1

RGB

rgb(167, 158, 193)

HSL

hsl(255.4, 22%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.4, 18.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 18.1%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(66.91, 10.26, -16.81)

LCH

lch(66.91, 19.69, 301.4)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0511, 296.87)

HWB

hwb(255.4, 62%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c19e

Analogous

#9ea6c1

#a79ec1

#b89ec1

Triadic

#a79ec1

#c1a79e

#9ec1a7

Split-complementary

#a79ec1

#c1b89e

#a6c19e

Tetradic

#a79ec1

#c19eb8

#b8c19e

#9ec1a7

Square

#a79ec1

#c19ea6

#b8c19e

#9ec1b8

Shades

Color #a79ec1 mixed toward black.

#877aaa

#685b8f

#4e446b

#342e47

#1a1724

Tints

Color #a79ec1 mixed toward white.

#b6aecb

#c4bed6

#d3cee0

#e2dfea

#f0eff5

Tones

Color #a79ec1 mixed toward gray.

#a8a1be

#aaa4bb

#aba7b8

#adaab5

#aeadb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b9 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a4b7 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a7b3b1 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79ec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79ec1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#a79ec1 (#a79ec1) is rgb(167, 158, 193) in RGB.

No, #a79ec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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