All About Color #A79CB0

#A79CB0

About #A79CB0

#A79CB0 is a light purple color with the hex code #A79CB0. In RGB it is red 167, green 156, blue 176; in HSL it is hue 273°, saturation 11%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 5%, 11%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.03:1 on black.

#A79CB0 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA7, 9C, B0
CMYK5.11%, 11.36%, 0.00%, 30.98%
RGB Decimal167, 156, 176
HSL273°, 11%, 65%
RGB Octal247, 234, 260
HSV (HSB)273.00°, 11.36%, 69.02%
RGB Binary10100111, 10011100, 10110000
CIE-L*AB65.85, 7.83, -8.93
RGB Percent65.49%, 61.18%, 69.02%
CIE-L*CH65.85, 11.88, 311.27
XYZ35.66, 35.13, 45.97
CIE-L*UV65.85, 4.97, -14.56
xyY0.31, 0.30, 35.13
Hunter-Lab59.27, 3.68, -4.50
RYB65.49%, 61.18%, 69.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A79CB0 on a dark background: contrast 8.03:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A79CB0 on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A79CB0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A79CB0 · #D4CFD8 · #796B85 · #A5B09C · #D3D8CF

Analogous palette

#9CA5B0 · #9D9CB0 · #A79CB0 · #B09CAF · #B09CA5

Triadic palette

#A79CB0 · #B0A79C · #9CB0A7 · #D4CFD8 · #D8D4CF

Tetradic palette

#A79CB0 · #B09D9C · #A5B09C · #9CAFB0 · #796B85

Monochromatic palette

#5A4F63 · #81718E · #A79CB0 · #CDC6D2 · #F2F1F4

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