#9a79bc

Color #9a79bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.14 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9a79bc

RGB

rgb(154, 121, 188)

HSL

hsl(269.6, 33.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.6, 35.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 35.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(56.26, 26.05, -30.42)

LCH

lch(56.26, 40.05, 310.57)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.1042, 306.25)

HWB

hwb(269.6, 47.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bbc79

Analogous

#797abc

#9a79bc

#bc79bc

Triadic

#9a79bc

#bc9a79

#79bc9a

Split-complementary

#9a79bc

#bcbc79

#7abc79

Tetradic

#9a79bc

#bc799b

#9bbc79

#79bc9a

Square

#9a79bc

#bc797a

#9bbc79

#79bcbc

Shades

Color #9a79bc mixed toward black.

#8057ab

#674589

#4d3467

#332245

#1a1122

Tints

Color #9a79bc mixed toward white.

#ab8fc7

#bca6d2

#cdbcdd

#ddd2e9

#eee9f4

Tones

Color #9a79bc mixed toward gray.

#9a7fb6

#9a84b1

#9a8aab

#9a8fa6

#9a95a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8daf · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#8f91ab · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#99a3a1 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a79bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a79bc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9a79bc (#9a79bc) is rgb(154, 121, 188) in RGB.

No, #9a79bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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