Palettes / Colors / #B79DED

#B79DED — Light Purple

#B79DED is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #B79DED when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B79DED is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2ED9C; it also sits naturally between #9CA9ED and #DF9CED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 72% · Green 62% · Blue 93%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B79DED

.text { color: #B79DED; }
.background { background-color: #B79DED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B79DED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(183, 157, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 69%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B79DED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(183, 157, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B79DED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(183, 157, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B79DED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B79DED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2ED9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B79DED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B79DED

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B79DED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B79DED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B79DED?

#B79DED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 183, 157, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B79DED?

#B79DED is RGB 183, 157, 237 — HSL 260°, 69%, 77% — CMYK 23%, 34%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #B79DED?

Its complement is #D2ED9C; analogous partners are #9CA9ED and #DF9CED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B79DED for text?

Black text on #B79DED has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.