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#A79ECD

#a79ecd ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a79ecd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 61.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.54% cyan, 22.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 251.49°, with 31.97% saturation and 71.18% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.7.

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Relative luminance0.3708

Complementary

  1. #a79ecd
  2. #c4cd9e

Split complementary

  1. #a79ecd
  2. #cdbf9e
  3. #adcd9e

Analogous

  1. #9eadcd
  2. #a79ecd
  3. #bf9ecd

Triadic

  1. #a79ecd
  2. #cda79e
  3. #9ecda7

Tetradic

  1. #a79ecd
  2. #cd9ec4
  3. #c4cd9e
  4. #9ecda7

Square

  1. #a79ecd
  2. #cd9ead
  3. #c4cd9e
  4. #9ecdbf

Monochromatic

  1. #54478b
  2. #796cb3
  3. #a79ecd
  4. #d5d0e7
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#a79ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79ecd
  2. #968eb9
  3. #867ea4
  4. #756f90
  5. #645f7b
  6. #544f67
  7. #433f52
  8. #322f3e
  9. #212029
  10. #111015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79ecd
  2. #b0a8d2
  3. #b9b1d7
  4. #c1bbdc
  5. #cac5e1
  6. #d3cfe6
  7. #dcd8eb
  8. #e5e2f0
  9. #edecf5
  10. #f6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79ecd
  2. #a39bc5
  3. #9f98be
  4. #9b95b6
  5. #9792ae
  6. #948fa7
  7. #908c9f
  8. #8c8997
  9. #88868f
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a2b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a4cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a3cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0a5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ca2ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ca1cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3a2bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79ecd {
  color: #a79ecd;
}
Background
.bg-a79ecd {
  background-color: #a79ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79ecd {
  border: 2px solid #a79ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 158 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 32% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79ecd, #bf9ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 158 205 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.70 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.25 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.73 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.45 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.52 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.37 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.87 #586132 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a79ecd  rgb(167, 158, 205)  hsl(251, 32%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c4cd9e  rgb(196, 205, 158)  hsl(71, 32%, 71%)  Sage
#cda79e  rgb(205, 167, 158)  hsl(11, 32%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#9ecda7  rgb(158, 205, 167)  hsl(131, 32%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green