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#A79AE2

#a79ae2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a79ae2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 60.39% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.11% cyan, 31.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 250.83°, with 55.38% saturation and 74.51% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 8.78.

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Relative luminance0.3682

Complementary

  1. #a79ae2
  2. #d5e29a

Split complementary

  1. #a79ae2
  2. #e2cb9a
  3. #b1e29a

Analogous

  1. #9ab1e2
  2. #a79ae2
  3. #cb9ae2

Triadic

  1. #a79ae2
  2. #e2a79a
  3. #9ae2a7

Tetradic

  1. #a79ae2
  2. #e29ad5
  3. #d5e29a
  4. #9ae2a7

Square

  1. #a79ae2
  2. #e29ab1
  3. #d5e29a
  4. #9ae2cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4933b0
  2. #735fd1
  3. #a79ae2
  4. #dbd5f3
  5. #f1effa

Shades

#a79ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79ae2
  2. #968bcb
  3. #867bb5
  4. #756c9e
  5. #645c88
  6. #544d71
  7. #433e5a
  8. #322e44
  9. #211f2d
  10. #110f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79ae2
  2. #b0a4e5
  3. #b9aee8
  4. #c1b8eb
  5. #cac2ee
  6. #d3cdf1
  7. #dcd7f3
  8. #e5e1f6
  9. #edebf9
  10. #f6f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79ae2
  2. #a397d8
  3. #9f95ce
  4. #9b92c5
  5. #9790bb
  6. #948db1
  7. #908aa7
  8. #8c889d
  9. #888594
  10. #84838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a0c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87a5e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a2e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9aa6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95a0e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959fe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a2c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79ae2 {
  color: #a79ae2;
}
Background
.bg-a79ae2 {
  background-color: #a79ae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #a79ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 154 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 55% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79ae2, #cb9ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 154 226 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.94 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.63 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.27 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.56 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.57 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.49 #58651d Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a79ae2  rgb(167, 154, 226)  hsl(251, 55%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d5e29a  rgb(213, 226, 154)  hsl(71, 55%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#e2a79a  rgb(226, 167, 154)  hsl(11, 55%, 75%)  Pastel Pink
#9ae2a7  rgb(154, 226, 167)  hsl(131, 55%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple