#b079eb

Color #b079eb

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b079eb

RGB

rgb(176, 121, 235)

HSL

hsl(268.9, 74%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.9, 48.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(60.7, 43.28, -49.78)

LCH

lch(60.7, 65.96, 311)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.1695, 304.54)

HWB

hwb(268.9, 47.5%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4eb79

Analogous

#797beb

#b079eb

#e979eb

Triadic

#b079eb

#ebb079

#79ebb0

Split-complementary

#b079eb

#ebe979

#7beb79

Tetradic

#b079eb

#eb79b4

#b4eb79

#79ebb0

Square

#b079eb

#eb797b

#b4eb79

#79ebe9

Shades

Color #b079eb mixed toward black.

#9145e3

#731fce

#57179b

#3a0f67

#1d0834

Tints

Color #b079eb mixed toward white.

#bd8fee

#caa6f2

#d7bcf5

#e5d2f8

#f2e9fc

Tones

Color #b079eb mixed toward gray.

#b083e1

#b18cd8

#b195ce

#b19fc5

#b2a8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bd7 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#9ea2d1 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#aec4c0 · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b079eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b079eb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b079eb (#b079eb) is rgb(176, 121, 235) in RGB.

No, #b079eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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