Information about #B379DC color

#B379DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B379DC falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 121, 220) — 70.2% red, 47.5% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 39 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B379DC is a pleasantly vivid blue-purple violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Blue Violet (#AE8BE7). Slightly further away sit Rich Lilac (#B666D2) and Rich Lavender (#A76BCF).

The recipe behind #B379DC is rgb(179, 121, 220), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. #B379DC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B379DC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B379DC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B379DC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B379DC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B379DC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B379DC 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#79DC81
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#8179DC
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#DCB379
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#79DCB3
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#DC8179
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Nearest named colors to #B379DC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Blue Violet color link
Light Blue Violet

#AE8BE7

Rich Lilac color link
Rich Lilac

#B666D2

Rich Lavender color link
Rich Lavender

#A76BCF

Julie's Lavender color link
Julie's Lavender

#A767D5

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Aesthetic Violet color link
Aesthetic Violet

#C871D2

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Pastel Grape color link
Pastel Grape

#A16AD1

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Light Urple color link
Light Urple

#B36FF6

Light Purple color link
Light Purple

#BF77F6

Bright Lavender color link
Bright Lavender

#BF94E4

#B379DC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B379DC
  • RGB179, 121, 220
  • CMYK16, 39, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(179, 121, 220)
  • HSL275°, 59%, 67%
  • HSL Precise275.152°, 58.58%, 66.863%
  • HSV275°, 45%, 86%
  • HSB275°, 45%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.475, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.475, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.475, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB379DC
  • DECIMAL ID11762140
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers40 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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