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#D79BF3

#d79bf3 ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#d79bf3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 60.78% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.52% cyan, 36.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 78.57% saturation and 78.04% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4436

Complementary

  1. #d79bf3
  2. #b7f39b

Split complementary

  1. #d79bf3
  2. #e3f39b
  3. #9bf3ab

Analogous

  1. #ab9bf3
  2. #d79bf3
  3. #f39be3

Triadic

  1. #d79bf3
  2. #f3d79b
  3. #9bf3d7

Tetradic

  1. #d79bf3
  2. #f39bb7
  3. #b7f39b
  4. #9bf3d7

Square

  1. #d79bf3
  2. #f3ab9b
  3. #b7f39b
  4. #9be3f3

Monochromatic

  1. #9e1adb
  2. #bc57eb
  3. #d79bf3
  4. #f2dffb
  5. #f8edfd

Shades

#d79bf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d79bf3
  2. #c28cdb
  3. #ac7cc2
  4. #976daa
  5. #815d92
  6. #6c4e7a
  7. #563e61
  8. #412f49
  9. #2b1f31
  10. #161018
  11. #000000

Tints

#d79bf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d79bf3
  2. #dba5f4
  3. #dfaff5
  4. #e3b9f7
  5. #e7c3f8
  6. #ebcdf9
  7. #efd7fa
  8. #f3e1fb
  9. #f7ebfd
  10. #fbf5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d79bf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d79bf3
  2. #ce98e8
  3. #c696dc
  4. #bd93d1
  5. #b490c5
  6. #ac8eba
  7. #a38bae
  8. #9a88a3
  9. #918597
  10. #89838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a9cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8daef6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb3f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5a7bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa7f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6aaf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6a2d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d79bf3 {
  color: #d79bf3;
}
Background
.bg-d79bf3 {
  background-color: #d79bf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d79bf3 {
  border: 2px solid #d79bf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d79bf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 155 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 79% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d79bf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d79bf3, #f39be3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d79bf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 155 243 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.43 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.01 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.96 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.23 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.49 #28640c Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#d79bf3  rgb(215, 155, 243)  hsl(281, 79%, 78%)  Mauve
#b7f39b  rgb(183, 243, 155)  hsl(101, 79%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#f3d79b  rgb(243, 215, 155)  hsl(41, 79%, 78%)  Navajo White
#9bf3d7  rgb(155, 243, 215)  hsl(161, 79%, 78%)  Magic Mint