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#A79BCF Color

#A79BCF is rgb(167, 155, 207) in RGB, hsl(254, 35%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A79BCF
HEX#A79BCF
RGBrgb(167, 155, 207)
HSLhsl(254, 35%, 71%)
HSVhsv(254, 25%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.076 295)
LABlab(66.43% 12.58 -25.16)
LCHlch(66.43% 28.13 296.56)

What #A79BCF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A79BCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.6Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.75Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.59Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.91Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 12.08Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A79BCF Channel Values

How #A79BCF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 167 · G 155 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 35% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 25% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A79BCF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A79BCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A79BCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A79BCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A79BCF
Complementary
#C3CF9B
Analogous
#9BA9CF
Analogous
#C19BCF
Triadic
#CFA79B
Triadic
#9BCFA7
Split comp.
#CFC19B
Split comp.
#A9CF9B

Tints & Shades of #A79BCF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3A9D6
#BFB7DC
#CCC4E3
#D5CFE8
#E1DDEE
#EDEAF5

Shades

#8979BE
#6E5AAF
#574691
#443772
#30264F
#1D1730

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A79BCF.

How #A79BCF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A79BCF
Protanopia#9D9DCF
Protanomaly#A19CCF
Deuteranopia#9F9FCF
Deuteranomaly#A29DCF
Tritanopia#9FA3A3
Tritanomaly#A3A0B6
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A79BCF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a79bcf: #A79BCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A79BCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a79bcf': '#A79BCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.608, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_a79bcf">#A79BCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A79BCF"

More Blue Colors

#A79BCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A79BCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A79BCF?

#A79BCF is a light blue — rgb(167, 155, 207) in RGB and hsl(254, 35%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #A79BCF?

#A79BCF is rgb(167, 155, 207) — red 167, green 155, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A79BCF?

#A79BCF converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A79BCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A79BCF scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A79BCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A79BCF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 19.63, which is visibly different.

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