#a79ecd

Color #a79ecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.64 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a79ecd

RGB

rgb(167, 158, 205)

HSL

hsl(251.5, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.5, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.33, 12.92, -22.83)

LCH

lch(67.33, 26.23, 299.51)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0681, 293.36)

HWB

hwb(251.5, 62%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cd9e

Analogous

#9eadcd

#a79ecd

#bf9ecd

Triadic

#a79ecd

#cda79e

#9ecda7

Split-complementary

#a79ecd

#cdbf9e

#adcd9e

Tetradic

#a79ecd

#cd9ec4

#c4cd9e

#9ecda7

Square

#a79ecd

#cd9ead

#c4cd9e

#9ecdbf

Shades

Color #a79ecd mixed toward black.

#8376b8

#6152a0

#493e78

#312950

#181528

Tints

Color #a79ecd mixed toward white.

#b6aed5

#c4bede

#d3cfe6

#e2dfee

#f0eff7

Tones

Color #a79ecd mixed toward gray.

#a9a2c9

#aca6c5

#aeaac1

#b1aebd

#b3b2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c3 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a4a4c0 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#a7bbb9 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79ecd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a79ecd (#a79ecd) is rgb(167, 158, 205) in RGB.

No, #a79ecd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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