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#A59CD0

#a59cd0 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a59cd0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 61.18% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.67% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 250.38°, with 35.62% saturation and 71.37% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.83.

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Relative luminance0.3633

Complementary

  1. #a59cd0
  2. #c7d09c

Split complementary

  1. #a59cd0
  2. #d0bf9c
  3. #add09c

Analogous

  1. #9cadd0
  2. #a59cd0
  3. #bf9cd0

Triadic

  1. #a59cd0
  2. #d0a59c
  3. #9cd0a5

Tetradic

  1. #a59cd0
  2. #d09cc7
  3. #c7d09c
  4. #9cd0a5

Square

  1. #a59cd0
  2. #d09cad
  3. #c7d09c
  4. #9cd0bf

Monochromatic

  1. #51448f
  2. #7668b7
  3. #a59cd0
  4. #d4d0e9
  5. #f2f1f8

Shades

#a59cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a59cd0
  2. #958cbb
  3. #847da6
  4. #746d92
  5. #635e7d
  6. #534e68
  7. #423e53
  8. #322f3e
  9. #211f2a
  10. #111015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a59cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a59cd0
  2. #aea6d5
  3. #b7b0d9
  4. #c0bade
  5. #c9c4e3
  6. #d2cee8
  7. #dbd7ec
  8. #e4e1f1
  9. #edebf6
  10. #f6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a59cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a59cd0
  2. #a199c8
  3. #9e96c0
  4. #9a94b8
  5. #9691b0
  6. #938ea8
  7. #8f8ba0
  8. #8b8898
  9. #878690
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a3d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a2cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ca4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99a0d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999fcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a1bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a59cd0 {
  color: #a59cd0;
}
Background
.bg-a59cd0 {
  background-color: #a59cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a59cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #a59cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a59cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 156 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 36% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a59cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a59cd0, #bf9cd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a59cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 156 208 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.40 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.60 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.95 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.31 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.44 #5a632f Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a59cd0  rgb(165, 156, 208)  hsl(250, 36%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c7d09c  rgb(199, 208, 156)  hsl(70, 36%, 71%)  Sage
#d0a59c  rgb(208, 165, 156)  hsl(10, 36%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#9cd0a5  rgb(156, 208, 165)  hsl(130, 36%, 71%)  Celadon