#b79cb9

Color #b79cb9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b79cb9

RGB

rgb(183, 156, 185)

HSL

hsl(295.9, 17.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.9, 15.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 15.7%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.54, 15.16, -11.27)

LCH

lch(67.54, 18.89, 323.37)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0512, 323.89)

HWB

hwb(295.9, 61.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb99c

Analogous

#a99cb9

#b79cb9

#b99cad

Triadic

#b79cb9

#b9b79c

#9cb9b7

Split-complementary

#b79cb9

#adb99c

#9cb9a9

Tetradic

#b79cb9

#b99c9e

#9eb99c

#9cb9b7

Square

#b79cb9

#b9a99c

#9eb99c

#9cadb9

Shades

Color #b79cb9 mixed toward black.

#9f7ba2

#835e85

#624764

#412f43

#211821

Tints

Color #b79cb9 mixed toward white.

#c3adc5

#cfbdd0

#dbcedc

#e7dee8

#f3eff3

Tones

Color #b79cb9 mixed toward gray.

#b59eb7

#b3a1b4

#b1a3b2

#afa6af

#ada8ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb3 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#aeafb1 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#b6adac · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79cb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79cb9]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b79cb9 (#b79cb9) is rgb(183, 156, 185) in RGB.

No, #b79cb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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