#b79fcc

Color #b79fcc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.88 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b79fcc

RGB

rgb(183, 159, 204)

HSL

hsl(272, 30.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 22.1%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 22.1%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(68.91, 17.31, -19.75)

LCH

lch(68.91, 26.26, 311.23)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0688, 308.87)

HWB

hwb(272, 62.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4cc9f

Analogous

#a19fcc

#b79fcc

#cc9fcb

Triadic

#b79fcc

#ccb79f

#9fccb7

Split-complementary

#b79fcc

#cbcc9f

#9fcca1

Tetradic

#b79fcc

#cc9fb4

#b4cc9f

#9fccb7

Square

#b79fcc

#cca19f

#b4cc9f

#9fcbcc

Shades

Color #b79fcc mixed toward black.

#9978b7

#7c549e

#5d3f77

#3e2a4f

#1f1528

Tints

Color #b79fcc mixed toward white.

#c3afd5

#cfbfdd

#dbcfe6

#e7dfee

#f3eff7

Tones

Color #b79fcc mixed toward gray.

#b7a3c8

#b7a7c5

#b6aac1

#b6aebd

#b6b2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc2 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#aeb0c0 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#b6bab8 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79fcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79fcc]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b79fcc (#b79fcc) is rgb(183, 159, 204) in RGB.

No, #b79fcc 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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