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#C79FBD

#c79fbd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c79fbd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 62.35% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.1% magenta, 5.03% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 26.32% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.4061

Complementary

  1. #c79fbd
  2. #9fc7a9

Split complementary

  1. #c79fbd
  2. #a9c79f
  3. #9fc7bd

Analogous

  1. #bd9fc7
  2. #c79fbd
  3. #c79fa9

Triadic

  1. #c79fbd
  2. #bdc79f
  3. #9fbdc7

Tetradic

  1. #c79fbd
  2. #c7a99f
  3. #9fc7a9
  4. #9fbdc7

Square

  1. #c79fbd
  2. #c7bd9f
  3. #9fc7a9
  4. #9fa9c7

Monochromatic

  1. #814c74
  2. #ab6f9c
  3. #c79fbd
  4. #e3cfde
  5. #f7f2f6

Shades

#c79fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c79fbd
  2. #b38faa
  3. #9f7f97
  4. #8b6f84
  5. #775f71
  6. #64505f
  7. #50404c
  8. #3c3039
  9. #282026
  10. #141013
  11. #000000

Tints

#c79fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c79fbd
  2. #cda9c4
  3. #d2b2ca
  4. #d8bcd1
  5. #ddc5d7
  6. #e3cfde
  7. #e9d9e5
  8. #eee2eb
  9. #f4ecf2
  10. #f9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c79fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c79fbd
  2. #c09cb7
  3. #b999b1
  4. #b296ab
  5. #ab93a5
  6. #a4909f
  7. #9c8c98
  8. #958992
  9. #8e868c
  10. #878386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa7be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8adbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a4be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a8bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caa0b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c79fbd {
  color: #c79fbd;
}
Background
.bg-c79fbd {
  background-color: #c79fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c79fbd {
  border: 2px solid #c79fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c79fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 159 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 26% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c79fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c79fbd, #c79fa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c79fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 159 189 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.73 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.77 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.12 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.21 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.29 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.65 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.72 #386042 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Lilac
#c79fbd  rgb(199, 159, 189)  hsl(315, 26%, 70%)  Lilac
#9fc7a9  rgb(159, 199, 169)  hsl(135, 26%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#bdc79f  rgb(189, 199, 159)  hsl(75, 26%, 70%)  Sage
#9fbdc7  rgb(159, 189, 199)  hsl(195, 26%, 70%)  Pastel Blue