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#A79CBD

#a79cbd ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a79cbd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 61.18% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.64% cyan, 17.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 20% saturation and 67.65% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.3567

Complementary

  1. #a79cbd
  2. #b2bd9c

Split complementary

  1. #a79cbd
  2. #bdb89c
  3. #a2bd9c

Analogous

  1. #9ca2bd
  2. #a79cbd
  3. #b89cbd

Triadic

  1. #a79cbd
  2. #bda79c
  3. #9cbda7

Tetradic

  1. #a79cbd
  2. #bd9cb2
  3. #b2bd9c
  4. #9cbda7

Square

  1. #a79cbd
  2. #bd9ca2
  3. #b2bd9c
  4. #9cbdb8

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4d73
  2. #7e6e9e
  3. #a79cbd
  4. #d0cadc
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#a79cbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79cbd
  2. #968caa
  3. #867d97
  4. #756d84
  5. #645e71
  6. #544e5f
  7. #433e4c
  8. #322f39
  9. #211f26
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79cbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79cbd
  2. #b0a6c4
  3. #b9b0ca
  4. #c1bad1
  5. #cac4d7
  6. #d3cede
  7. #dcd7e5
  8. #e5e1eb
  9. #edebf2
  10. #f6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79cbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79cbd
  2. #a399b7
  3. #9f96b1
  4. #9b94ab
  5. #9791a5
  6. #948e9f
  7. #908b98
  8. #8c8892
  9. #88868c
  10. #848386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39fad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a1be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a1a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a59fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79cbd {
  color: #a79cbd;
}
Background
.bg-a79cbd {
  background-color: #a79cbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79cbd {
  border: 2px solid #a79cbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79cbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 156 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 20% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79cbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79cbd, #b89cbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79cbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 156 189 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.07 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.28 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.46 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.55 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.18 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.64 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.66 #586342 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a79cbd  rgb(167, 156, 189)  hsl(260, 20%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b2bd9c  rgb(178, 189, 156)  hsl(80, 20%, 68%)  Sage
#bda79c  rgb(189, 167, 156)  hsl(20, 20%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9cbda7  rgb(156, 189, 167)  hsl(140, 20%, 68%)  Opal