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#bd79cd

Color #bd79cd

A moderately saturated light purple.

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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