#a79fbb

Color #a79fbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a79fbb

RGB

rgb(167, 159, 187)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 17.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 15%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 15%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.98, 8.42, -13.37)

LCH

lch(66.98, 15.8, 302.2)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0411, 298.5)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 62.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bb9f

Analogous

#9fa5bb

#a79fbb

#b59fbb

Triadic

#a79fbb

#bba79f

#9fbba7

Split-complementary

#a79fbb

#bbb59f

#a5bb9f

Tetradic

#a79fbb

#bb9fb3

#b3bb9f

#9fbba7

Square

#a79fbb

#bb9fa5

#b3bb9f

#9fbbb5

Shades

Color #a79fbb mixed toward black.

#887da3

#6b6087

#504865

#353043

#1b1822

Tints

Color #a79fbb mixed toward white.

#b6afc6

#c4bfd2

#d3cfdd

#e2dfe8

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a79fbb mixed toward gray.

#a8a1b9

#a9a4b6

#aaa6b4

#aba8b2

#acabaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b5 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a5b3 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a7b0ae · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 13

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79fbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79fbb]

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

#a79fbb (#a79fbb) is rgb(167, 159, 187) in RGB.

No, #a79fbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a79fbb, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast