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B797CD

#B797CD closest to Violet Velvet

#B797CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Velvet. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 59.2% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(183, 151, 205)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B797CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.32:1.

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Variations of #B797CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B797CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

B797CDADCD97
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B797CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B797CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #95A4CB
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FA1CF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B9FCE
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95A4CB
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0A0CC
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B59EAA
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B79ABE
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8A0AF

#B797CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.52:1 Very poor#B797CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.32:1 Very good#B797CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B797CD in CSS

/* Violet Velvet */
.color { color: #B797CD; }
.background { background-color: #B797CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B797CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(183 151 205);
color: hsl(276 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.724 0.084 311.2);

#B797CD FAQ

What color is #B797CD?

#B797CD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B797CD?

#B797CD is rgb(183, 151, 205) in RGB, hsl(276, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B797CD?

The complementary color of #B797CD is #ADCD97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B797CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B797CD: 8.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B797CD a warm or cool color?

#B797CD is a cool color.