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#B59CD2

#b59cd2 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b59cd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.81% cyan, 25.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 267.78°, with 37.5% saturation and 71.76% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.3825

Complementary

  1. #b59cd2
  2. #b9d29c

Split complementary

  1. #b59cd2
  2. #d2d09c
  3. #9ed29c

Analogous

  1. #9c9ed2
  2. #b59cd2
  3. #d09cd2

Triadic

  1. #b59cd2
  2. #d2b59c
  3. #9cd2b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59cd2
  2. #d29cb9
  3. #b9d29c
  4. #9cd2b5

Square

  1. #b59cd2
  2. #d29c9e
  3. #b9d29c
  4. #9cd2d0

Monochromatic

  1. #684392
  2. #8e67ba
  3. #b59cd2
  4. #dcd1ea
  5. #f5f1f9

Shades

#b59cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59cd2
  2. #a38cbd
  3. #917da8
  4. #7f6d93
  5. #6d5e7e
  6. #5b4e69
  7. #483e54
  8. #362f3f
  9. #241f2a
  10. #121015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59cd2
  2. #bca6d7
  3. #c4b0db
  4. #cbbae0
  5. #d3c4e4
  6. #dacee9
  7. #e1d7ed
  8. #e9e1f2
  9. #f0ebf6
  10. #f8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59cd2
  2. #b099ca
  3. #aa96c2
  4. #a594b9
  5. #a091b1
  6. #9b8ea9
  7. #958ba1
  8. #908899
  9. #8b8690
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca2b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a5d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a6d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1a3af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a2d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a2d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3a1be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59cd2 {
  color: #b59cd2;
}
Background
.bg-b59cd2 {
  background-color: #b59cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #b59cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 38% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59cd2, #d09cd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 210 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.25 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.46 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.93 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.43 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.97 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.16 #4a632d Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b59cd2  rgb(181, 156, 210)  hsl(268, 38%, 72%)  Wisteria
#b9d29c  rgb(185, 210, 156)  hsl(88, 38%, 72%)  Celadon
#d2b59c  rgb(210, 181, 156)  hsl(28, 38%, 72%)  Tan
#9cd2b5  rgb(156, 210, 181)  hsl(148, 38%, 72%)  Seafoam Green