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#A179DB

#a179db ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a179db is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 47.45% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.48% cyan, 44.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 264.49°, with 57.65% saturation and 66.67% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2637

Complementary

  1. #a179db
  2. #b3db79

Split complementary

  1. #a179db
  2. #dbd279
  3. #82db79

Analogous

  1. #7982db
  2. #a179db
  3. #d279db

Triadic

  1. #a179db
  2. #dba179
  3. #79dba1

Tetradic

  1. #a179db
  2. #db79b3
  3. #b3db79
  4. #79dba1

Square

  1. #a179db
  2. #db7982
  3. #b3db79
  4. #79dbd2

Monochromatic

  1. #542893
  2. #773dcb
  3. #a179db
  4. #cbb5eb
  5. #f4effb

Shades

#a179db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a179db
  2. #916dc5
  3. #8161af
  4. #715599
  5. #614983
  6. #513d6e
  7. #403058
  8. #302442
  9. #20182c
  10. #100c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#a179db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a179db
  2. #aa86df
  3. #b494e2
  4. #bda1e6
  5. #c7afe9
  6. #d0bced
  7. #d9c9f1
  8. #e3d7f4
  9. #ece4f8
  10. #f6f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a179db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a179db
  2. #9e7ad2
  3. #9a7ac9
  4. #977bc0
  5. #947cb7
  6. #917dae
  7. #8d7da4
  8. #8a7e9b
  9. #877f92
  10. #837f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9585b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d8cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #968aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e85dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8285da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b84ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a179db {
  color: #a179db;
}
Background
.bg-a179db {
  background-color: #a179db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a179db {
  border: 2px solid #a179db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a179db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 121 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 58% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a179db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a179db, #d279db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a179db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 121 219 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.88 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.12 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.95 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.20 #5e8624 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a179db  rgb(161, 121, 219)  hsl(264, 58%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#b3db79  rgb(179, 219, 121)  hsl(84, 58%, 67%)  June Bud
#dba179  rgb(219, 161, 121)  hsl(24, 58%, 67%)  Tumbleweed
#79dba1  rgb(121, 219, 161)  hsl(144, 58%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine