#b79dc4

Color #b79dc4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b79dc4

RGB

rgb(183, 157, 196)

HSL

hsl(280, 24.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 19.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(68.14, 16.78, -16.48)

LCH

lch(68.14, 23.52, 315.52)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0623, 314.41)

HWB

hwb(280, 61.6%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac49d

Analogous

#a39dc4

#b79dc4

#c49dbd

Triadic

#b79dc4

#c4b79d

#9dc4b7

Split-complementary

#b79dc4

#bdc49d

#9dc4a3

Tetradic

#b79dc4

#c49daa

#aac49d

#9dc4b7

Square

#b79dc4

#c4a39d

#aac49d

#9dbdc4

Shades

Color #b79dc4 mixed toward black.

#9c78ae

#7f5893

#60426e

#402c49

#201625

Tints

Color #b79dc4 mixed toward white.

#c3adce

#cfbed8

#dbcee1

#e7deeb

#f3eff5

Tones

Color #b79dc4 mixed toward gray.

#b6a0c1

#b5a3bd

#b4a7ba

#b3aab7

#b2adb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacbc · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#aeb0b9 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#b6b4b3 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79dc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79dc4]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b79dc4 (#b79dc4) is rgb(183, 157, 196) in RGB.

No, #b79dc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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