Close to Mauve
#B79CFD
#B79CFD is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 71.8% red, 61.2% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 96% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B79CFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.29:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.19:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.29:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.19:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B79CFD as they’d see it.
#B79CFD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B79CFD
What color is #B79CFD?
#B79CFD is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 71.8% red, 61.2% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 96% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B79CFD in RGB?
#B79CFD is rgb(183, 156, 253): 183 red, 156 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B79CFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(28, 38, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B79CFD?
PANTONE 2565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B79CFD?
Its complement #98B651 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.