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957EBC
African Violet
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Conversion

HEX 957EBC
RGB 149, 126, 188
CMYK 21, 33, 0, 26
HSB 262, 33, 74
HSL 262, 32, 62
LAB 57, 22, -29
XYZ 29, 25, 51
LCH 57, 36, 306
LUV 57, 8, -48
HWB 262, 49, 26

Variations

View this color variations of shades, tints, tones, hues and temperatures.

Shades

A shade is created by adding black to a base color, increasing its darkness. Shades appear more dramatic and richer.
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8A70B5
7D61AE
7254A4
674D95
5D4586
533D77
483668
3E2E59
34264B
291F3C
1F172D
150F1E
0A080F
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Tints

A tint is created by adding white to a base color, increasing its lightness. Tints are likely to look pastel and less intense.
957EBC
9D88C2
A591C7
AC9BCB
B4A4D0
BBADD5
C3B6D9
CABFDE
D2C8E3
D9D1E7
E1DAEC
E8E4F1
F0EDF6
F7F6FA
FFFFFF

Tones

A tone is created by adding gray to a base color, increasing its lightness. Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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9681BB
9784B9
9886B6
9888B4
998AB2
998CB0
9A8FAE
9B91AB
9B93A9
9C95A7
9C97A5
9D9AA3
9E9CA0
9E9E9E

Hues

A hue refers to the basic family of a color from red to violet. Hues are variations of a base color on the color wheel.
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7E92BD
7E88BD
807EBD
8B7EBD
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A07EBD
AB7EBD
B57EBD
BD7EB9
BD7EAF
BD7EA4
BD7E99

Temperatures

Color are often divided in cool and warm according to how we perceive them. Greens and blues are cool, whilst reds and yellows are warm.
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987EB8
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A07EAA
A37EA6
A67EA1
A97E9D

Color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel. Learn more

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
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957EBC
BD7FBB

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors on the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
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A6BD7F

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
957EBC
BBBD7F
92BD7F

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
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7FBD96

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel. They are very versatile, and work best with one dominant color.
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BD7FA6
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7FBD96

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
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BD7F87
A6BD7F
7FBDB5

Blindness simulator

Check how a color is perceived by color blind people to create accessible designs. Learn more

Protanopia

91% similar
1.3% of men, 0.02% of women
957EBC
8B8AAC

Protanomaly

95% similar
1.3% of men, 0.02% of women
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9085B4

Deuteranopia

89% similar
1.2% of men, 0.01% of women
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8C8EA9

Deuteranomaly

96% similar
5% of men, 0.35% of women
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9083B3

Tritanopia

75% similar
0.001% of men, 0.03% of women
957EBC
93A19E

Tritanomaly

91% similar
0.0001% of the population
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948EB0

Achromatopsia

78% similar
0.003% of the population
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8B8B8B

Achromatomaly

90% similar
0.001% of the population
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9085A1

Contrast checker

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White background

Poor 2/5
Quote n. 4When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.

Lin-Chi

Black background

Good 3/5
Quote n. 4When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.

Lin-Chi

Color libraries

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Name

92% similar

RAL

93% similar
8773A1

HKS

81% similar
814897

Copic

97% similar

Prismacolor

94% similar

Color Palettes

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