All About Color #A79CBF

#A79CBF

About #A79CBF

#A79CBF is a light purple color with the hex code #A79CBF. In RGB it is red 167, green 156, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 259°, saturation 21%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 13%, 18%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.58:1 on white and 8.15:1 on black.

#A79CBF Color Conversion

Hex tripletA7, 9C, BF
CMYK12.57%, 18.32%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal167, 156, 191
HSL259°, 21%, 68%
RGB Octal247, 234, 277
HSV (HSB)258.86°, 18.32%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10100111, 10011100, 10111111
CIE-L*AB66.33, 10.96, -16.58
RGB Percent65.49%, 61.18%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH66.33, 19.88, 303.45
XYZ37.23, 35.75, 54.23
CIE-L*UV66.33, 3.83, -26.94
xyY0.29, 0.28, 35.75
Hunter-Lab59.79, 6.50, -11.92
RYB65.49%, 61.18%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A79CBF on a dark background: contrast 8.15:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A79CBF on a light background: contrast 2.58:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A79CBF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A79CBF · #D9D4E3 · #76659A · #B4BF9C · #DEE3D4

Analogous palette

#9CB4BF · #9CA3BF · #A79CBF · #B89CBF · #BF9CB4

Triadic palette

#A79CBF · #BFA79C · #9CBFA7 · #D9D4E3 · #E3D9D4

Tetradic palette

#A79CBF · #BF9CA3 · #B4BF9C · #9CBFB8 · #76659A

Monochromatic palette

#594D75 · #7E6EA0 · #A79CBF · #D0CBDD · #F1F0F5

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