#b79acd

Color #b79acd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.48 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b79acd

RGB

rgb(183, 154, 205)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 33.8%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 24.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 24.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.71, 20.3, -22.13)

LCH

lch(67.71, 30.03, 312.53)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.079, 310.22)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 60.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0cd9a

Analogous

#9d9acd

#b79acd

#cd9aca

Triadic

#b79acd

#cdb79a

#9acdb7

Split-complementary

#b79acd

#cacd9a

#9acd9d

Tetradic

#b79acd

#cd9ab0

#b0cd9a

#9acdb7

Square

#b79acd

#cd9d9a

#b0cd9a

#9acacd

Shades

Color #b79acd mixed toward black.

#9a72b9

#7d4fa0

#5e3b78

#3f2850

#1f1428

Tints

Color #b79acd mixed toward white.

#c3abd5

#cfbcde

#dbcde6

#e7ddee

#f3eef7

Tones

Color #b79acd mixed toward gray.

#b69ec9

#b6a3c5

#b5a7c0

#b5abbc

#b4afb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc2 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#adafc0 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#b6b9b7 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79acd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79acd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b79acd (#b79acd) is rgb(183, 154, 205) in RGB.

No, #b79acd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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