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#B59CD1

#b59cd1 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b59cd1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 61.18% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.4% cyan, 25.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 268.3°, with 36.55% saturation and 71.57% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.382

Complementary

  1. #b59cd1
  2. #b8d19c

Split complementary

  1. #b59cd1
  2. #d1cf9c
  3. #9ed19c

Analogous

  1. #9c9ed1
  2. #b59cd1
  3. #cf9cd1

Triadic

  1. #b59cd1
  2. #d1b59c
  3. #9cd1b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59cd1
  2. #d19cb8
  3. #b8d19c
  4. #9cd1b5

Square

  1. #b59cd1
  2. #d19c9e
  3. #b8d19c
  4. #9cd1cf

Monochromatic

  1. #684391
  2. #8e68b9
  3. #b59cd1
  4. #dcd0e9
  5. #f5f1f9

Shades

#b59cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59cd1
  2. #a38cbc
  3. #917da7
  4. #7f6d92
  5. #6d5e7d
  6. #5b4e69
  7. #483e54
  8. #362f3f
  9. #241f2a
  10. #121015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59cd1
  2. #bca6d6
  3. #c4b0da
  4. #cbbadf
  5. #d3c4e3
  6. #dacee8
  7. #e1d7ed
  8. #e9e1f1
  9. #f0ebf6
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59cd1
  2. #b099c9
  3. #aa96c1
  4. #a594b9
  5. #a091b1
  6. #9b8ea9
  7. #958ba0
  8. #908898
  9. #8b8690
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca2b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a5d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a6cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1a3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a2d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a2d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3a0bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59cd1 {
  color: #b59cd1;
}
Background
.bg-b59cd1 {
  background-color: #b59cd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #b59cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 37% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59cd1, #cf9cd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 209 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.27 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.54 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.43 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.69 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.54 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.11 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.05 #4a632e Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b59cd1  rgb(181, 156, 209)  hsl(268, 37%, 72%)  Wisteria
#b8d19c  rgb(184, 209, 156)  hsl(88, 37%, 72%)  Celadon
#d1b59c  rgb(209, 181, 156)  hsl(28, 37%, 72%)  Tan
#9cd1b5  rgb(156, 209, 181)  hsl(148, 37%, 72%)  Seafoam Green