#bd79cd

Color #bd79cd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 15.04 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bd79cd

RGB

rgb(189, 121, 205)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 45.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 41%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(60.7, 40.46, -32.89)

LCH

lch(60.7, 52.14, 320.89)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.1401, 319.81)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 47.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89cd79

Analogous

#9379cd

#bd79cd

#cd79b3

Triadic

#bd79cd

#cdbd79

#79cdbd

Split-complementary

#bd79cd

#b3cd79

#79cd93

Tetradic

#bd79cd

#cd7989

#89cd79

#79cdbd

Square

#bd79cd

#cd9379

#89cd79

#79b3cd

Shades

Color #bd79cd mixed toward black.

#aa51be

#8b3b9e

#692c77

#461d4f

#230f28

Tints

Color #bd79cd mixed toward white.

#c88fd5

#d3a6de

#debce6

#e9d2ee

#f4e9f7

Tones

Color #bd79cd mixed toward gray.

#b980c6

#b487bf

#b08eb8

#ac95b1

#a79caa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3bd · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#a8acb9 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#baafac · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 24.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bd79cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd79cd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bd79cd (#bd79cd) is rgb(189, 121, 205) in RGB.

No, #bd79cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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