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#B496CF

#b496cf ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b496cf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 58.82% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 27.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 271.58°, with 37.25% saturation and 70% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3602

Complementary

  1. #b496cf
  2. #b1cf96

Split complementary

  1. #b496cf
  2. #cdcf96
  3. #96cf98

Analogous

  1. #9896cf
  2. #b496cf
  3. #cf96cd

Triadic

  1. #b496cf
  2. #cfb496
  3. #96cfb4

Tetradic

  1. #b496cf
  2. #cf96b1
  3. #b1cf96
  4. #96cfb4

Square

  1. #b496cf
  2. #cf9896
  3. #b1cf96
  4. #96cdcf

Monochromatic

  1. #68408c
  2. #8f62b7
  3. #b496cf
  4. #dacbe7
  5. #f5f1f9

Shades

#b496cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b496cf
  2. #a287ba
  3. #9078a6
  4. #7e6991
  5. #6c5a7c
  6. #5a4b68
  7. #483c53
  8. #362d3e
  9. #241e29
  10. #120f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#b496cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b496cf
  2. #bca1d4
  3. #c3abd9
  4. #cbb6dd
  5. #d2c0e2
  6. #dacbe7
  7. #e1d5ec
  8. #e9e0f1
  9. #f0eaf5
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b496cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b496cf
  2. #af94c7
  3. #aa92bf
  4. #a48fb7
  5. #9f8daf
  6. #9a8ba8
  7. #9589a0
  8. #908798
  9. #8a8490
  10. #858288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99db6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ca1d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a2cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b19eaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19dce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b496cf {
  color: #b496cf;
}
Background
.bg-b496cf {
  background-color: #b496cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b496cf {
  border: 2px solid #b496cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b496cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 150 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 37% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b496cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b496cf, #cf96cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b496cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 150 207 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.18 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.30 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.45 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.60 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.82 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.02 #4b6930 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b496cf  rgb(180, 150, 207)  hsl(272, 37%, 70%)  Wisteria
#b1cf96  rgb(177, 207, 150)  hsl(92, 37%, 70%)  Celadon
#cfb496  rgb(207, 180, 150)  hsl(32, 37%, 70%)  Tan
#96cfb4  rgb(150, 207, 180)  hsl(152, 37%, 70%)  Seafoam Green