#a579c7

Color #a579c7

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.93 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a579c7

RGB

rgb(165, 121, 199)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 41.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 39.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(57.84, 31.92, -34.13)

LCH

lch(57.84, 46.73, 313.08)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.122, 309.25)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 47.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bc779

Analogous

#7e79c7

#a579c7

#c779c2

Triadic

#a579c7

#c7a579

#79c7a5

Split-complementary

#a579c7

#c2c779

#79c77e

Tetradic

#a579c7

#c7799b

#9bc779

#79c7a5

Square

#a579c7

#c77e79

#9bc779

#79c2c7

Shades

Color #a579c7 mixed toward black.

#8c53b7

#703f96

#542f71

#381f4b

#1c1026

Tints

Color #a579c7 mixed toward white.

#b48fd0

#c3a6da

#d2bce3

#e1d2ec

#f0e9f6

Tones

Color #a579c7 mixed toward gray.

#a47fc0

#a386ba

#a28cb3

#a293ad

#a199a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b8 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#9699b4 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#a3aba8 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a579c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a579c7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a579c7 (#a579c7) is rgb(165, 121, 199) in RGB.

No, #a579c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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