#c79bcd

Color #c79bcd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c79bcd

RGB

rgb(199, 155, 205)

HSL

hsl(292.8, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.8, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.47, 25.01, -19.33)

LCH

lch(69.47, 31.61, 322.3)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0855, 322.37)

HWB

hwb(292.8, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1cd9b

Analogous

#ae9bcd

#c79bcd

#cd9bba

Triadic

#c79bcd

#cdc79b

#9bcdc7

Split-complementary

#c79bcd

#bacd9b

#9bcdae

Tetradic

#c79bcd

#cd9ba1

#a1cd9b

#9bcdc7

Square

#c79bcd

#cdae9b

#a1cd9b

#9bbacd

Shades

Color #c79bcd mixed toward black.

#b173b9

#9650a0

#713c78

#4b2850

#261428

Tints

Color #c79bcd mixed toward white.

#d0acd5

#dabcde

#e3cde6

#ecdeee

#f6eef7

Tones

Color #c79bcd mixed toward gray.

#c49fc9

#c1a3c5

#bea8c1

#baacbc

#b7b0b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5c2 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#b8bbc0 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#c5b9b7 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c79bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c79bcd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c79bcd (#c79bcd) is rgb(199, 155, 205) in RGB.

No, #c79bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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