Information about #A79DCD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A79DCD presents itself as a moderately toned classic blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wistful (#A29ECD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Bell (#A2A2D0) and Biloba Flower (#AE99D2).
The recipe behind #A79DCD is rgb(167, 157, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A79DCD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #A79DCD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A79DCD color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#A79DCD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A79DCD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A79DCD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A79DCD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A79DCD color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A79DCD color
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Nearest named colors to #A79DCD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A29ECD
#A2A2D0
#AE99D2
#9FA2D7
#9F90D0
#B19CD9
#97A0CE
#9EABD0
#A2ADD0
#A4AFCD
#A9AED5
#92A1CF
#A79DCD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A79DCD
- RGB167, 157, 205
- CMYK15, 19, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(167, 157, 205)
- HSL253°, 32%, 71%
- HSL Precise252.5°, 32.432%, 70.98%
- HSV253°, 23%, 80%
- HSB253°, 23%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
- GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.616, 0.804)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.616, 0.804, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.616, 0.804)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA79DCD
- DECIMAL ID10984909
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
