#b79ccc

Color #b79ccc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.56 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b79ccc

RGB

rgb(183, 156, 204)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 32%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 23.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 23.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(68.17, 18.98, -20.88)

LCH

lch(68.17, 28.22, 312.27)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0742, 310.02)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 61.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1cc9c

Analogous

#9f9ccc

#b79ccc

#cc9cc9

Triadic

#b79ccc

#ccb79c

#9cccb7

Split-complementary

#b79ccc

#c9cc9c

#9ccc9f

Tetradic

#b79ccc

#cc9cb1

#b1cc9c

#9cccb7

Square

#b79ccc

#cc9f9c

#b1cc9c

#9cc9cc

Shades

Color #b79ccc mixed toward black.

#9a74b8

#7d529e

#5e3d77

#3e294f

#1f1428

Tints

Color #b79ccc mixed toward white.

#c3add5

#cfbddd

#dbcee6

#e7deee

#f3eff7

Tones

Color #b79ccc mixed toward gray.

#b7a0c8

#b6a4c4

#b6a8c0

#b5acbc

#b5b0b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc2 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#aeafbf · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#b6b9b7 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79ccc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79ccc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b79ccc (#b79ccc) is rgb(183, 156, 204) in RGB.

No, #b79ccc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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