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#B79CD7

#b79cd7 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b79cd7 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 61.18% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.88% cyan, 27.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 267.46°, with 42.45% saturation and 72.75% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.3875

Complementary

  1. #b79cd7
  2. #bcd79c

Split complementary

  1. #b79cd7
  2. #d7d59c
  3. #9fd79c

Analogous

  1. #9c9fd7
  2. #b79cd7
  3. #d59cd7

Triadic

  1. #b79cd7
  2. #d7b79c
  3. #9cd7b7

Tetradic

  1. #b79cd7
  2. #d79cbc
  3. #bcd79c
  4. #9cd7b7

Square

  1. #b79cd7
  2. #d79c9f
  3. #bcd79c
  4. #9cd7d5

Monochromatic

  1. #693f9b
  2. #8f66c1
  3. #b79cd7
  4. #dfd3ed
  5. #f4f0f9

Shades

#b79cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79cd7
  2. #a58cc2
  3. #927dac
  4. #806d97
  5. #6e5e81
  6. #5c4e6c
  7. #493e56
  8. #372f41
  9. #251f2b
  10. #121016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79cd7
  2. #bea6db
  3. #c5b0df
  4. #cdbae3
  5. #d4c4e7
  6. #dbceeb
  7. #e2d7ef
  8. #e9e1f3
  9. #f1ebf7
  10. #f8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79cd7
  2. #b299ce
  3. #ac96c6
  4. #a794bd
  5. #a191b4
  6. #9c8eac
  7. #968ba3
  8. #91889a
  9. #8b8691
  10. #868389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea3bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a6d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a7d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2a4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a2d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a3d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a1c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79cd7 {
  color: #b79cd7;
}
Background
.bg-b79cd7 {
  background-color: #b79cd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #b79cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 156 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 42% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79cd7, #d59cd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 156 215 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.88 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.40 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.21 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.67 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.31 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.05 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.23 #486328 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b79cd7  rgb(183, 156, 215)  hsl(267, 42%, 73%)  Wisteria
#bcd79c  rgb(188, 215, 156)  hsl(87, 42%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d7b79c  rgb(215, 183, 156)  hsl(27, 42%, 73%)  Tan
#9cd7b7  rgb(156, 215, 183)  hsl(147, 42%, 73%)  Seafoam Green