#b79dbf

Color #b79dbf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b79dbf

RGB

rgb(183, 157, 191)

HSL

hsl(285.9, 21%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.9, 17.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.98, 15.78, -13.95)

LCH

lch(67.98, 21.06, 318.52)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0563, 318.24)

HWB

hwb(285.9, 61.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5bf9d

Analogous

#a69dbf

#b79dbf

#bf9db6

Triadic

#b79dbf

#bfb79d

#9dbfb7

Split-complementary

#b79dbf

#b6bf9d

#9dbfa6

Tetradic

#b79dbf

#bf9da5

#a5bf9d

#9dbfb7

Square

#b79dbf

#bfa69d

#a5bf9d

#9db6bf

Shades

Color #b79dbf mixed toward black.

#9d7aa8

#815c8c

#614569

#402e46

#201723

Tints

Color #b79dbf mixed toward white.

#c3adca

#cfbed4

#dbcedf

#e7deea

#f3eff4

Tones

Color #b79dbf mixed toward gray.

#b5a0bc

#b4a3b9

#b2a5b6

#b1a8b4

#afabb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb8 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#aeb0b6 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#b6b1b0 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b79dbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79dbf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b79dbf (#b79dbf) is rgb(183, 157, 191) in RGB.

No, #b79dbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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