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#B79CCE Color

#B79CCE is rgb(183, 156, 206) in RGB, hsl(272, 34%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 24%, 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 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B79CCE
HEX#B79CCE
RGBrgb(183, 156, 206)
HSLhsl(272, 34%, 71%)
HSVhsv(272, 24%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.077 309)
LABlab(68.10% 17.35 -21.91)
LCHlch(68.10% 27.95 308.38)

What #B79CCE 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 #B79CCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.45Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.54Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.62Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.67Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.2Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.33

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

#B79CCE Channel Values

How #B79CCE 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 156 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 34% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 24% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B79CCE 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B79CCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B79CCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B79CCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B79CCE
Complementary
#B3CE9C
Analogous
#9E9CCE
Analogous
#CE9CCD
Triadic
#CEB79C
Triadic
#9CCEB7
Split comp.
#CDCE9C
Split comp.
#9CCE9E

Tints & Shades of #B79CCE

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

#C1AAD5
#CBB7DC
#D5C5E2
#DCCFE7
#E6DDEE
#F0EAF5

Shades

#9E7ABD
#875BAE
#6E4790
#563871
#3C274F
#251830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B79CCE.

How #B79CCE 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#B79CCE
Protanopia#A1A1CE
Protanomaly#AA9FCE
Deuteranopia#A6A6CD
Deuteranomaly#ADA2CE
Tritanopia#B1A3A3
Tritanomaly#B3A1B6
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B79CCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b79cce: #B79CCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B79CCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b79cce': '#B79CCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.612, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b79cce">#B79CCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B79CCE"

More Purple Colors

#B79CCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B79CCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B79CCE?

#B79CCE is a light purple — rgb(183, 156, 206) in RGB and hsl(272, 34%, 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 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #B79CCE?

#B79CCE is rgb(183, 156, 206) — red 183, green 156, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B79CCE?

#B79CCE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B79CCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B79CCE scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B79CCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B79CCE 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 14.28, which is visibly different.

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