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#BC79DB

#bc79db ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc79db is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 47.45% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 44.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 281.02°, with 57.65% saturation and 66.67% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.2948

Complementary

  1. #bc79db
  2. #98db79

Split complementary

  1. #bc79db
  2. #c9db79
  3. #79db8b

Analogous

  1. #8b79db
  2. #bc79db
  3. #db79c9

Triadic

  1. #bc79db
  2. #dbbc79
  3. #79dbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc79db
  2. #db7998
  3. #98db79
  4. #79dbbc

Square

  1. #bc79db
  2. #db8b79
  3. #98db79
  4. #79c9db

Monochromatic

  1. #712893
  2. #9e3dcb
  3. #bc79db
  4. #dab5eb
  5. #f7effb

Shades

#bc79db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc79db
  2. #a96dc5
  3. #9661af
  4. #845599
  5. #714983
  6. #5e3d6e
  7. #4b3058
  8. #382442
  9. #26182c
  10. #130c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc79db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc79db
  2. #c386df
  3. #c994e2
  4. #d0a1e6
  5. #d7afe9
  6. #debced
  7. #e4c9f1
  8. #ebd7f4
  9. #f2e4f8
  10. #f8f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc79db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc79db
  2. #b67ad2
  3. #b07ac9
  4. #aa7bc0
  5. #a47cb7
  6. #9e7dae
  7. #987da4
  8. #927e9b
  9. #8c7f92
  10. #867f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a58ab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6690de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7896d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba87a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9087dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #988bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb82ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc79db {
  color: #bc79db;
}
Background
.bg-bc79db {
  background-color: #bc79db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc79db {
  border: 2px solid #bc79db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc79db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 121 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 58% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc79db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc79db, #db79c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc79db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 121 219 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 2.00 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.26 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.66 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.96 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.00 #438624 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bc79db  rgb(188, 121, 219)  hsl(281, 58%, 67%)  Floral Lavender
#98db79  rgb(152, 219, 121)  hsl(101, 58%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#dbbc79  rgb(219, 188, 121)  hsl(41, 58%, 67%)  Burly Wood
#79dbbc  rgb(121, 219, 188)  hsl(161, 58%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine