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#A79FCB

#a79fcb ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a79fcb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 62.35% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.73% cyan, 21.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 29.73% saturation and 70.98% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.42.

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Relative luminance0.3732

Complementary

  1. #a79fcb
  2. #c3cb9f

Split complementary

  1. #a79fcb
  2. #cbbd9f
  3. #adcb9f

Analogous

  1. #9fadcb
  2. #a79fcb
  3. #bd9fcb

Triadic

  1. #a79fcb
  2. #cba79f
  3. #9fcba7

Tetradic

  1. #a79fcb
  2. #cb9fc3
  3. #c3cb9f
  4. #9fcba7

Square

  1. #a79fcb
  2. #cb9fad
  3. #c3cb9f
  4. #9fcbbd

Monochromatic

  1. #554988
  2. #7a6db0
  3. #a79fcb
  4. #d4d1e6
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#a79fcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79fcb
  2. #968fb7
  3. #867fa2
  4. #756f8e
  5. #645f7a
  6. #545066
  7. #434051
  8. #32303d
  9. #212029
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79fcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79fcb
  2. #b0a9d0
  3. #b9b2d5
  4. #c1bcdb
  5. #cac5e0
  6. #d3cfe5
  7. #dcd9ea
  8. #e5e2ef
  9. #edecf5
  10. #f6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79fcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79fcb
  2. #a39cc4
  3. #9f99bc
  4. #9b96b5
  5. #9793ad
  6. #9490a6
  7. #908c9e
  8. #8c8997
  9. #88868f
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a2b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a5cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a4ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0a6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9da3cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da2ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3a3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79fcb {
  color: #a79fcb;
}
Background
.bg-a79fcb {
  background-color: #a79fcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79fcb {
  border: 2px solid #a79fcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79fcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 159 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 30% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79fcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79fcb, #bd9fcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79fcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 159 203 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.42 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.57 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.12 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.45 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.78 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.09 #586034 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a79fcb  rgb(167, 159, 203)  hsl(251, 30%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c3cb9f  rgb(195, 203, 159)  hsl(71, 30%, 71%)  Sage
#cba79f  rgb(203, 167, 159)  hsl(11, 30%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#9fcba7  rgb(159, 203, 167)  hsl(131, 30%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green