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#B79ECD

#b79ecd ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b79ecd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 61.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.73% cyan, 22.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 271.91°, 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3893

Complementary

  1. #b79ecd
  2. #b4cd9e

Split complementary

  1. #b79ecd
  2. #cccd9e
  3. #9ecda0

Analogous

  1. #a09ecd
  2. #b79ecd
  3. #cd9ecc

Triadic

  1. #b79ecd
  2. #cdb79e
  3. #9ecdb7

Tetradic

  1. #b79ecd
  2. #cd9eb4
  3. #b4cd9e
  4. #9ecdb7

Square

  1. #b79ecd
  2. #cda09e
  3. #b4cd9e
  4. #9ecccd

Monochromatic

  1. #6b478b
  2. #926cb3
  3. #b79ecd
  4. #dcd0e7
  5. #f5f2f8

Shades

#b79ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79ecd
  2. #a58eb9
  3. #927ea4
  4. #806f90
  5. #6e5f7b
  6. #5c4f67
  7. #493f52
  8. #372f3e
  9. #252029
  10. #121015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79ecd
  2. #bea8d2
  3. #c5b1d7
  4. #cdbbdc
  5. #d4c5e1
  6. #dbcfe6
  7. #e2d8eb
  8. #e9e2f0
  9. #f1ecf5
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79ecd
  2. #b29bc5
  3. #ac98be
  4. #a795b6
  5. #a192ae
  6. #9c8fa7
  7. #968c9f
  8. #918997
  9. #8b868f
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a6cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba8cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a3ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a4cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5a2bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79ecd {
  color: #b79ecd;
}
Background
.bg-b79ecd {
  background-color: #b79ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79ecd {
  border: 2px solid #b79ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 158 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 32% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79ecd, #cd9ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 158 205 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.44 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.17 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.20 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.15 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.77 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.79 #486132 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b79ecd  rgb(183, 158, 205)  hsl(272, 32%, 71%)  Wisteria
#b4cd9e  rgb(180, 205, 158)  hsl(92, 32%, 71%)  Celadon
#cdb79e  rgb(205, 183, 158)  hsl(32, 32%, 71%)  Tan
#9ecdb7  rgb(158, 205, 183)  hsl(152, 32%, 71%)  Seafoam Green