#c179ec

Color #c179ec

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.87 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#c179ec

RGB

rgb(193, 121, 236)

HSL

hsl(277.6, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.6, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 48.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(62.57, 48.05, -47.26)

LCH

lch(62.57, 67.4, 315.47)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.176, 311.52)

HWB

hwb(277.6, 47.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4ec79

Analogous

#8879ec

#c179ec

#ec79dd

Triadic

#c179ec

#ecc179

#79ecc1

Split-complementary

#c179ec

#ddec79

#79ec88

Tetradic

#c179ec

#ec79a4

#a4ec79

#79ecc1

Square

#c179ec

#ec8879

#a4ec79

#79ddec

Shades

Color #c179ec mixed toward black.

#a945e5

#8e1ed0

#6a169c

#470f68

#230734

Tints

Color #c179ec mixed toward white.

#cb8fef

#d6a6f2

#e0bcf6

#ead2f9

#f5e9fc

Tones

Color #c179ec mixed toward gray.

#bf83e2

#bc8cd9

#ba96cf

#b79fc6

#b5a9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a6d7 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#abafd2 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#bec5c1 · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c179ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c179ec]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c179ec (#c179ec) is rgb(193, 121, 236) in RGB.

No, #c179ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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