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#B79BCF Color

#B79BCF is rgb(183, 155, 207) in RGB, hsl(272, 35%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B79BCF
HEX#B79BCF
RGBrgb(183, 155, 207)
HSLhsl(272, 35%, 71%)
HSVhsv(272, 25%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.08 308.9)
LABlab(67.88% 18.04 -22.79)
LCHlch(67.88% 29.07 308.36)

What #B79BCF 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 #B79BCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.63Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.79Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.09Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.1Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.16Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.43

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

#B79BCF Channel Values

How #B79BCF 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 183 · G 155 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 35% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 25% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B79BCF 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B79BCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B79BCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B79BCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B79BCF
Complementary
#B3CF9B
Analogous
#9D9BCF
Analogous
#CF9BCD
Triadic
#CFB79B
Triadic
#9BCFB7
Split comp.
#CDCF9B
Split comp.
#9BCF9D

Tints & Shades of #B79BCF

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

#C1A9D6
#CBB7DC
#D5C4E3
#DCCFE8
#E6DDEE
#F0EAF5

Shades

#9E79BE
#875AAF
#6E4691
#563772
#3C264F
#251730

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B79BCF.

How #B79BCF 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#B79BCF
Protanopia#A0A0CF
Protanomaly#AA9ECF
Deuteranopia#A5A5CE
Deuteranomaly#ACA1CF
Tritanopia#B0A3A3
Tritanomaly#B3A0B6
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B79BCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b79bcf: #B79BCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B79BCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b79bcf': '#B79BCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.608, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b79bcf">#B79BCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B79BCF"

More Purple Colors

#B79BCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B79BCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B79BCF?

#B79BCF is a light purple — rgb(183, 155, 207) in RGB and hsl(272, 35%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #B79BCF?

#B79BCF is rgb(183, 155, 207) — red 183, green 155, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B79BCF?

#B79BCF converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B79BCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B79BCF scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B79BCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B79BCF 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 13.77, which is visibly different.

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