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#A079CF

#a079cf ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a079cf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 47.45% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.71% cyan, 41.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 267.21°, with 47.25% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2565

Complementary

  1. #a079cf
  2. #a8cf79

Split complementary

  1. #a079cf
  2. #cfcb79
  3. #7dcf79

Analogous

  1. #797dcf
  2. #a079cf
  3. #cb79cf

Triadic

  1. #a079cf
  2. #cfa079
  3. #79cfa0

Tetradic

  1. #a079cf
  2. #cf79a8
  3. #a8cf79
  4. #79cfa0

Square

  1. #a079cf
  2. #cf797d
  3. #a8cf79
  4. #79cfcb

Monochromatic

  1. #542e81
  2. #7842b9
  3. #a079cf
  4. #c8b1e3
  5. #f0eaf7

Shades

#a079cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a079cf
  2. #906dba
  3. #8061a6
  4. #705591
  5. #60497c
  6. #503d68
  7. #403053
  8. #30243e
  9. #201829
  10. #100c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#a079cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a079cf
  2. #aa86d4
  3. #b394d9
  4. #bda1dd
  5. #c6afe2
  6. #d0bce7
  7. #d9c9ec
  8. #e3d7f1
  9. #ece4f5
  10. #f6f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a079cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a079cf
  2. #9d7ac7
  3. #9a7abf
  4. #967bb7
  5. #937caf
  6. #907da8
  7. #8d7da0
  8. #8a7e98
  9. #867f90
  10. #837f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9484aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #648ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8bcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98879a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8083d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8484ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b82b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a079cf {
  color: #a079cf;
}
Background
.bg-a079cf {
  background-color: #a079cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a079cf {
  border: 2px solid #a079cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a079cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 121 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 47% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a079cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a079cf, #cb79cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a079cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 121 207 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.37 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.93 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.90 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.92 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.51 #5f8630 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#a079cf  rgb(160, 121, 207)  hsl(267, 47%, 64%)  Floral Lavender
#a8cf79  rgb(168, 207, 121)  hsl(87, 47%, 64%)  Pistachio
#cfa079  rgb(207, 160, 121)  hsl(27, 47%, 64%)  Tumbleweed
#79cfa0  rgb(121, 207, 160)  hsl(147, 47%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine