#a79ebb

Color #a79ebb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a79ebb

RGB

rgb(167, 158, 187)

HSL

hsl(258.6, 17.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.6, 15.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 15.5%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.72, 8.98, -13.76)

LCH

lch(66.72, 16.43, 303.13)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0427, 299.45)

HWB

hwb(258.6, 62%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bb9e

Analogous

#9ea3bb

#a79ebb

#b59ebb

Triadic

#a79ebb

#bba79e

#9ebba7

Split-complementary

#a79ebb

#bbb59e

#a3bb9e

Tetradic

#a79ebb

#bb9eb2

#b2bb9e

#9ebba7

Square

#a79ebb

#bb9ea3

#b2bb9e

#9ebbb5

Shades

Color #a79ebb mixed toward black.

#887ca3

#6b5f87

#504765

#362f44

#1b1822

Tints

Color #a79ebb mixed toward white.

#b6aec6

#c4bed2

#d3cedd

#e2dfe8

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a79ebb mixed toward gray.

#a8a0b8

#a9a3b6

#aaa5b4

#aba8b1

#abaaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b5 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a4b3 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a7afae · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79ebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79ebb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a79ebb (#a79ebb) is rgb(167, 158, 187) in RGB.

No, #a79ebb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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