#a79fbf

Color #a79fbf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a79fbf

RGB

rgb(167, 159, 191)

HSL

hsl(255, 20%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 16.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.11, 9.27, -15.4)

LCH

lch(67.11, 17.97, 301.05)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0467, 296.73)

HWB

hwb(255, 62.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7bf9f

Analogous

#9fa7bf

#a79fbf

#b79fbf

Triadic

#a79fbf

#bfa79f

#9fbfa7

Split-complementary

#a79fbf

#bfb79f

#a7bf9f

Tetradic

#a79fbf

#bf9fb7

#b7bf9f

#9fbfa7

Square

#a79fbf

#bf9fa7

#b7bf9f

#9fbfb7

Shades

Color #a79fbf mixed toward black.

#877ca8

#695d8c

#4f4669

#342f46

#1a1723

Tints

Color #a79fbf mixed toward white.

#b6afca

#c4bfd4

#d3cfdf

#e2dfea

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a79fbf mixed toward gray.

#a8a2bc

#aaa4ba

#aba7b7

#acaab4

#aeacb2

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

#a4a4b8 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a5b6 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#a7b2b1 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79fbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79fbf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a79fbf (#a79fbf) is rgb(167, 159, 191) in RGB.

No, #a79fbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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