#b79bc9

Color #b79bc9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.88 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b79bc9

RGB

rgb(183, 155, 201)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 29.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 22.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 22.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(67.82, 18.91, -19.75)

LCH

lch(67.82, 27.34, 313.76)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0721, 311.96)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 60.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adc99b

Analogous

#a09bc9

#b79bc9

#c99bc4

Triadic

#b79bc9

#c9b79b

#9bc9b7

Split-complementary

#b79bc9

#c4c99b

#9bc9a0

Tetradic

#b79bc9

#c99bad

#adc99b

#9bc9b7

Square

#b79bc9

#c9a09b

#adc99b

#9bc4c9

Shades

Color #b79bc9 mixed toward black.

#9b74b4

#7e539a

#5f3e74

#3f2a4d

#201527

Tints

Color #b79bc9 mixed toward white.

#c3acd2

#cfbcdb

#dbcde4

#e7deed

#f3eef6

Tones

Color #b79bc9 mixed toward gray.

#b69fc5

#b5a3c1

#b4a6be

#b4aaba

#b3aeb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabbf · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#adafbd · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#b6b7b5 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79bc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79bc9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b79bc9 (#b79bc9) is rgb(183, 155, 201) in RGB.

No, #b79bc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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