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#C79DFD

#c79dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c79dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 266.25°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.46.

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Relative luminance0.4335

Complementary

  1. #c79dfd
  2. #d3fd9d

Split complementary

  1. #c79dfd
  2. #fdf79d
  3. #a3fd9d

Analogous

  1. #9da3fd
  2. #c79dfd
  3. #f79dfd

Triadic

  1. #c79dfd
  2. #fdc79d
  3. #9dfdc7

Tetradic

  1. #c79dfd
  2. #fd9dd3
  3. #d3fd9d
  4. #9dfdc7

Square

  1. #c79dfd
  2. #fd9da3
  3. #d3fd9d
  4. #9dfdf7

Monochromatic

  1. #7107fa
  2. #9c52fb
  3. #c79dfd
  4. #f2e8ff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#c79dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c79dfd
  2. #b38de4
  3. #9f7eca
  4. #8b6eb1
  5. #775e98
  6. #644f7f
  7. #503f65
  8. #3c2f4c
  9. #281f33
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c79dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c79dfd
  2. #cda7fd
  3. #d2b1fd
  4. #d8bafe
  5. #ddc4fe
  6. #e3cefe
  7. #e9d8fe
  8. #eee2fe
  9. #f4ebff
  10. #f9f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c79dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c79dfd
  2. #c09af1
  3. #b997e4
  4. #b294d8
  5. #ab91cb
  6. #a48fbf
  7. #9c8cb2
  8. #9589a6
  9. #8e8699
  10. #87838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baa9d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87afff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fb0fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beacc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a9fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2a6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c79dfd {
  color: #c79dfd;
}
Background
.bg-c79dfd {
  background-color: #c79dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c79dfd {
  border: 2px solid #c79dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c79dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c79dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c79dfd, #f79dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c79dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.46 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.73 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.85 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.45 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.67 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.51 #386202 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c79dfd  rgb(199, 157, 253)  hsl(266, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#d3fd9d  rgb(211, 253, 157)  hsl(86, 96%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fdc79d  rgb(253, 199, 157)  hsl(26, 96%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#9dfdc7  rgb(157, 253, 199)  hsl(146, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine