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#B79BF5

#b79bf5 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b79bf5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 60.78% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.31% cyan, 36.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 258.67°, with 81.82% saturation and 78.43% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 8.28.

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Relative luminance0.401

Complementary

  1. #b79bf5
  2. #d9f59b

Split complementary

  1. #b79bf5
  2. #f5e49b
  3. #acf59b

Analogous

  1. #9bacf5
  2. #b79bf5
  3. #e49bf5

Triadic

  1. #b79bf5
  2. #f5b79b
  3. #9bf5b7

Tetradic

  1. #b79bf5
  2. #f59bd9
  3. #d9f59b
  4. #9bf5b7

Square

  1. #b79bf5
  2. #f59bac
  3. #d9f59b
  4. #9bf5e4

Monochromatic

  1. #5516e1
  2. #8555ee
  3. #b79bf5
  4. #e9e1fc
  5. #f2ecfd

Shades

#b79bf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79bf5
  2. #a58cdd
  3. #927cc4
  4. #806dac
  5. #6e5d93
  6. #5c4e7b
  7. #493e62
  8. #372f4a
  9. #251f31
  10. #121019
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79bf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79bf5
  2. #bea5f6
  3. #c5aff7
  4. #cdb9f8
  5. #d4c3f9
  6. #dbcdfa
  7. #e2d7fb
  8. #e9e1fc
  9. #f1ebfd
  10. #f8f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79bf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79bf5
  2. #b298e9
  3. #ac96de
  4. #a793d2
  5. #a190c6
  6. #9c8ebb
  7. #968baf
  8. #9188a3
  9. #8b8597
  10. #86838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84aaf8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a9f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abaabd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ba4f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da4f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a4d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79bf5 {
  color: #b79bf5;
}
Background
.bg-b79bf5 {
  background-color: #b79bf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79bf5 {
  border: 2px solid #b79bf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79bf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 155 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 82% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79bf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79bf5, #e49bf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79bf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 155 245 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.49 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.74 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.08 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.61 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 12.22 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.85 #48640a Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b79bf5  rgb(183, 155, 245)  hsl(259, 82%, 78%)  Wisteria
#d9f59b  rgb(217, 245, 155)  hsl(79, 82%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#f5b79b  rgb(245, 183, 155)  hsl(19, 82%, 78%)  Zinnwaldite
#9bf5b7  rgb(155, 245, 183)  hsl(139, 82%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple