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#B59BF2

#b59bf2 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b59bf2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 60.78% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 35.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 257.93°, with 76.99% saturation and 77.84% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 8.14.

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Relative luminance0.3968

Complementary

  1. #b59bf2
  2. #d8f29b

Split complementary

  1. #b59bf2
  2. #f2e09b
  3. #acf29b

Analogous

  1. #9bacf2
  2. #b59bf2
  3. #e09bf2

Triadic

  1. #b59bf2
  2. #f2b59b
  3. #9bf2b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59bf2
  2. #f29bd8
  3. #d8f29b
  4. #9bf2b5

Square

  1. #b59bf2
  2. #f29bac
  3. #d8f29b
  4. #9bf2e0

Monochromatic

  1. #541cd8
  2. #8357e9
  3. #b59bf2
  4. #e7dffb
  5. #f2edfd

Shades

#b59bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59bf2
  2. #a38cda
  3. #917cc2
  4. #7f6da9
  5. #6d5d91
  6. #5b4e79
  7. #483e61
  8. #362f49
  9. #241f30
  10. #121018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59bf2
  2. #bca5f3
  3. #c4aff5
  4. #cbb9f6
  5. #d3c3f7
  6. #dacdf9
  7. #e1d7fa
  8. #e9e1fb
  9. #f0ebfc
  10. #f8f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59bf2
  2. #b098e7
  3. #aa96db
  4. #a593d0
  5. #a090c4
  6. #9b8eb9
  7. #958bae
  8. #9088a2
  9. #8b8597
  10. #85838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea4ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a9f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a8f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9aabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa4f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ca3f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aea4d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59bf2 {
  color: #b59bf2;
}
Background
.bg-b59bf2 {
  background-color: #b59bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #b59bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 155 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 77% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59bf2, #e09bf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 155 242 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.14 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.51 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.93 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.72 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.63 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 12.59 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.76 #4a640d Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b59bf2  rgb(181, 155, 242)  hsl(258, 77%, 78%)  Wisteria
#d8f29b  rgb(216, 242, 155)  hsl(78, 77%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#f2b59b  rgb(242, 181, 155)  hsl(18, 77%, 78%)  Zinnwaldite
#9bf2b5  rgb(155, 242, 181)  hsl(138, 77%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple