#c79bdb

Color #c79bdb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#c79bdb

RGB

rgb(199, 155, 219)

HSL

hsl(281.3, 47.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.3, 29.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 29.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(69.97, 27.79, -26.29)

LCH

lch(69.97, 38.26, 316.59)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.1015, 315)

HWB

hwb(281.3, 60.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afdb9b

Analogous

#a79bdb

#c79bdb

#db9bcf

Triadic

#c79bdb

#dbc79b

#9bdbc7

Split-complementary

#c79bdb

#cfdb9b

#9bdba7

Tetradic

#c79bdb

#db9baf

#afdb9b

#9bdbc7

Square

#c79bdb

#dba79b

#afdb9b

#9bcfdb

Shades

Color #c79bdb mixed toward black.

#ad6dcb

#9342b7

#6e3189

#49215c

#25102e

Tints

Color #c79bdb mixed toward white.

#d0ace1

#dabce7

#e3cded

#ecdef3

#f6eef9

Tones

Color #c79bdb mixed toward gray.

#c5a0d6

#c3a6d0

#c1abcb

#bfb0c6

#bdb6c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5ce · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#b8bbcb · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#c5c3c0 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c79bdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c79bdb]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c79bdb (#c79bdb) is rgb(199, 155, 219) in RGB.

No, #c79bdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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