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#B79CC1

#b79cc1 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b79cc1 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 61.18% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.18% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.3769

Complementary

  1. #b79cc1
  2. #a6c19c

Split complementary

  1. #b79cc1
  2. #b8c19c
  3. #9cc1a4

Analogous

  1. #a49cc1
  2. #b79cc1
  3. #c19cb8

Triadic

  1. #b79cc1
  2. #c1b79c
  3. #9cc1b7

Tetradic

  1. #b79cc1
  2. #c19ca6
  3. #a6c19c
  4. #9cc1b7

Square

  1. #b79cc1
  2. #c1a49c
  3. #a6c19c
  4. #9cb8c1

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4b79
  2. #956da4
  3. #b79cc1
  4. #d9cbde
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#b79cc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79cc1
  2. #a58cae
  3. #927d9a
  4. #806d87
  5. #6e5e74
  6. #5c4e61
  7. #493e4d
  8. #372f3a
  9. #251f27
  10. #121013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79cc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79cc1
  2. #bea6c7
  3. #c5b0cd
  4. #cdbad4
  5. #d4c4da
  6. #dbcee0
  7. #e2d7e6
  8. #e9e1ec
  9. #f1ebf3
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79cc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79cc1
  2. #b299bb
  3. #ac96b4
  4. #a794ae
  5. #a191a7
  6. #9c8ea1
  7. #968b9a
  8. #918894
  9. #8b868d
  10. #868387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada2b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a3c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da6c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a1c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a2c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b79eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79cc1 {
  color: #b79cc1;
}
Background
.bg-b79cc1 {
  background-color: #b79cc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79cc1 {
  border: 2px solid #b79cc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79cc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 156 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79cc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79cc1, #c19cb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79cc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 156 193 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.76 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.57 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.38 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.24 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.73 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.92 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.13 #48633e Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b79cc1  rgb(183, 156, 193)  hsl(284, 23%, 68%)  Lilac
#a6c19c  rgb(166, 193, 156)  hsl(104, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#c1b79c  rgb(193, 183, 156)  hsl(44, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#9cc1b7  rgb(156, 193, 183)  hsl(164, 23%, 68%)  Opal