#c79fd5

Color #c79fd5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c79fd5

RGB

rgb(199, 159, 213)

HSL

hsl(284.4, 39.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.4, 25.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(70.69, 24.38, -21.87)

LCH

lch(70.69, 32.75, 318.11)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0874, 317.18)

HWB

hwb(284.4, 62.4%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#add59f

Analogous

#ac9fd5

#c79fd5

#d59fc8

Triadic

#c79fd5

#d5c79f

#9fd5c7

Split-complementary

#c79fd5

#c8d59f

#9fd5ac

Tetradic

#c79fd5

#d59fad

#add59f

#9fd5c7

Square

#c79fd5

#d5ac9f

#add59f

#9fc8d5

Shades

Color #c79fd5 mixed toward black.

#ae74c2

#934bac

#6e3981

#4a2656

#25132b

Tints

Color #c79fd5 mixed toward white.

#d0afdc

#dabfe3

#e3cfea

#ecdff1

#f6eff8

Tones

Color #c79fd5 mixed toward gray.

#c5a3d0

#c3a8cc

#c0acc7

#beb1c3

#bcb5be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ca · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#b9bcc7 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#c5c0be · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 21.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c79fd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c79fd5]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c79fd5 (#c79fd5) is rgb(199, 159, 213) in RGB.

No, #c79fd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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