#a79edf

Color #a79edf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.01 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a79edf

RGB

rgb(167, 158, 223)

HSL

hsl(248.3, 50.4%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.3, 29.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 29.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(68.02, 17.11, -31.73)

LCH

lch(68.02, 36.05, 298.34)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0935, 290.22)

HWB

hwb(248.3, 62%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6df9e

Analogous

#9eb5df

#a79edf

#c79edf

Triadic

#a79edf

#dfa79e

#9edfa7

Split-complementary

#a79edf

#dfc79e

#b5df9e

Tetradic

#a79edf

#df9ed6

#d6df9e

#9edfa7

Square

#a79edf

#df9eb5

#d6df9e

#9edfc7

Shades

Color #a79edf mixed toward black.

#7c6ecf

#513fbf

#3d2f8f

#281f5f

#141030

Tints

Color #a79edf mixed toward white.

#b6aee4

#c4beea

#d3ceef

#e2dff4

#f0effa

Tones

Color #a79edf mixed toward gray.

#aba3da

#afa9d4

#b3aecf

#b7b4c9

#bbb9c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3d2 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a4a4ce · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a7c6c4 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79edf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79edf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a79edf (#a79edf) is rgb(167, 158, 223) in RGB.

No, #a79edf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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