#b79dc1

Color #b79dc1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b79dc1

RGB

rgb(183, 157, 193)

HSL

hsl(283.3, 22.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.3, 18.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(68.04, 16.17, -14.97)

LCH

lch(68.04, 22.04, 317.21)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0586, 316.59)

HWB

hwb(283.3, 61.6%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7c19d

Analogous

#a59dc1

#b79dc1

#c19db9

Triadic

#b79dc1

#c1b79d

#9dc1b7

Split-complementary

#b79dc1

#b9c19d

#9dc1a5

Tetradic

#b79dc1

#c19da7

#a7c19d

#9dc1b7

Square

#b79dc1

#c1a59d

#a7c19d

#9db9c1

Shades

Color #b79dc1 mixed toward black.

#9d79aa

#805a8f

#60446b

#402d47

#201724

Tints

Color #b79dc1 mixed toward white.

#c3adcb

#cfbed6

#dbcee0

#e7deea

#f3eff5

Tones

Color #b79dc1 mixed toward gray.

#b6a0be

#b4a3bb

#b3a6b8

#b2a9b5

#b0acb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb9 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#aeb0b7 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#b6b3b1 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79dc1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79dc1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b79dc1 (#b79dc1) is rgb(183, 157, 193) in RGB.

No, #b79dc1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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