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#A797DC

#a797dc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a797dc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 59.22% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.09% cyan, 31.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 253.91°, with 49.64% saturation and 72.75% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 8.28.

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Relative luminance0.3552

Complementary

  1. #a797dc
  2. #ccdc97

Split complementary

  1. #a797dc
  2. #dcca97
  3. #aadc97

Analogous

  1. #97aadc
  2. #a797dc
  3. #ca97dc

Triadic

  1. #a797dc
  2. #dca797
  3. #97dca7

Tetradic

  1. #a797dc
  2. #dc97cc
  3. #ccdc97
  4. #97dca7

Square

  1. #a797dc
  2. #dc97aa
  3. #ccdc97
  4. #97dcca

Monochromatic

  1. #5037a3
  2. #775ec9
  3. #a797dc
  4. #d7d0ef
  5. #f2f0fa

Shades

#a797dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a797dc
  2. #9688c6
  3. #8679b0
  4. #756a9a
  5. #645b84
  6. #544c6e
  7. #433c58
  8. #322d42
  9. #211e2c
  10. #110f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#a797dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a797dc
  2. #b0a1e0
  3. #b9ace3
  4. #c1b6e7
  5. #cac1ea
  6. #d3cbee
  7. #dcd5f1
  8. #e5e0f5
  9. #edeaf8
  10. #f6f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a797dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a797dc
  2. #a395d3
  3. #9f92ca
  4. #9b90c0
  5. #978eb7
  6. #948cae
  7. #9089a5
  8. #8c879c
  9. #888592
  10. #848289
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86a1df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a0da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ca2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949dde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959cdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a19ec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a797dc {
  color: #a797dc;
}
Background
.bg-a797dc {
  background-color: #a797dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a797dc {
  border: 2px solid #a797dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a797dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 151 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a797dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a797dc, #ca97dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a797dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 151 220 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.76 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.43 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.36 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.28 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.35 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.84 #586823 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#a797dc  rgb(167, 151, 220)  hsl(254, 50%, 73%)  Wisteria
#ccdc97  rgb(204, 220, 151)  hsl(74, 50%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#dca797  rgb(220, 167, 151)  hsl(14, 50%, 73%)  Pastel Pink
#97dca7  rgb(151, 220, 167)  hsl(134, 50%, 73%)  Celadon