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#A079FB

#a079fb ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a079fb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 47.45% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.25% cyan, 51.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 258°, with 94.2% saturation and 72.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.2811

Complementary

  1. #a079fb
  2. #d4fb79

Split complementary

  1. #a079fb
  2. #fbe179
  3. #93fb79

Analogous

  1. #7993fb
  2. #a079fb
  3. #e179fb

Triadic

  1. #a079fb
  2. #fba079
  3. #79fba0

Tetradic

  1. #a079fb
  2. #fb79d4
  3. #d4fb79
  4. #79fba0

Square

  1. #a079fb
  2. #fb7993
  3. #d4fb79
  4. #79fbe1

Monochromatic

  1. #4406d5
  2. #6b2ff9
  3. #a079fb
  4. #d5c3fd
  5. #f1ebfe

Shades

#a079fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a079fb
  2. #906de2
  3. #8061c9
  4. #7055b0
  5. #604997
  6. #503d7e
  7. #403064
  8. #30244b
  9. #201832
  10. #100c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#a079fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a079fb
  2. #aa86fb
  3. #b394fc
  4. #bda1fc
  5. #c6affd
  6. #d0bcfd
  7. #d9c9fd
  8. #e3d7fe
  9. #ece4fe
  10. #f6f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a079fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a079fb
  2. #9d7aef
  3. #9a7ae2
  4. #967bd6
  5. #937cca
  6. #907dbe
  7. #8d7db1
  8. #8a7ea5
  9. #867f99
  10. #837f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9788c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4492ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d8ff8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a93af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7489fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7786f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #938ad2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a079fb {
  color: #a079fb;
}
Background
.bg-a079fb {
  background-color: #a079fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a079fb {
  border: 2px solid #a079fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a079fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 121 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 94% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a079fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a079fb, #e179fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a079fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 121 251 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.79 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.91 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.29 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.01 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.06 #5f8604 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a079fb  rgb(160, 121, 251)  hsl(258, 94%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#d4fb79  rgb(212, 251, 121)  hsl(78, 94%, 73%)  Inchworm
#fba079  rgb(251, 160, 121)  hsl(18, 94%, 73%)  Light Salmon
#79fba0  rgb(121, 251, 160)  hsl(138, 94%, 73%)  Pale Green