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#C79BFB

#c79bfb ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c79bfb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 60.78% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.72% cyan, 38.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 267.5°, with 92.31% saturation and 79.61% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.63.

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Relative luminance0.4255

Complementary

  1. #c79bfb
  2. #cffb9b

Split complementary

  1. #c79bfb
  2. #fbf79b
  3. #9ffb9b

Analogous

  1. #9b9ffb
  2. #c79bfb
  3. #f79bfb

Triadic

  1. #c79bfb
  2. #fbc79b
  3. #9bfbc7

Tetradic

  1. #c79bfb
  2. #fb9bcf
  3. #cffb9b
  4. #9bfbc7

Square

  1. #c79bfb
  2. #fb9b9f
  3. #cffb9b
  4. #9bfbf7

Monochromatic

  1. #750af3
  2. #9e51f8
  3. #c79bfb
  4. #f0e5fe
  5. #f4ebfe

Shades

#c79bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c79bfb
  2. #b38ce2
  3. #9f7cc9
  4. #8b6db0
  5. #775d97
  6. #644e7e
  7. #503e64
  8. #3c2f4b
  9. #281f32
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c79bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c79bfb
  2. #cda5fb
  3. #d2affc
  4. #d8b9fc
  5. #ddc3fd
  6. #e3cdfd
  7. #e9d7fd
  8. #eee1fe
  9. #f4ebfe
  10. #f9f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c79bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c79bfb
  2. #c098ef
  3. #b996e2
  4. #b293d6
  5. #ab90ca
  6. #a48ebe
  7. #9c8bb1
  8. #9588a5
  9. #8e8599
  10. #87838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a7d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85adff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8eaff8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfaabf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a6fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a7f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2a4da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c79bfb {
  color: #c79bfb;
}
Background
.bg-c79bfb {
  background-color: #c79bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c79bfb {
  border: 2px solid #c79bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c79bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 155 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 92% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c79bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c79bfb, #f79bfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c79bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 155 251 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.63 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.21 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.62 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.97 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.21 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.10 #386404 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Mauve
#c79bfb  rgb(199, 155, 251)  hsl(268, 92%, 80%)  Mauve
#cffb9b  rgb(207, 251, 155)  hsl(88, 92%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fbc79b  rgb(251, 199, 155)  hsl(28, 92%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#9bfbc7  rgb(155, 251, 199)  hsl(148, 92%, 80%)  Aquamarine