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#B59CD3

#b59cd3 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b59cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 26.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 267.27°, with 38.46% saturation and 71.96% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.383

Complementary

  1. #b59cd3
  2. #bad39c

Split complementary

  1. #b59cd3
  2. #d3d09c
  3. #9fd39c

Analogous

  1. #9c9fd3
  2. #b59cd3
  3. #d09cd3

Triadic

  1. #b59cd3
  2. #d3b59c
  3. #9cd3b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59cd3
  2. #d39cba
  3. #bad39c
  4. #9cd3b5

Square

  1. #b59cd3
  2. #d39c9f
  3. #bad39c
  4. #9cd3d0

Monochromatic

  1. #674294
  2. #8d67bb
  3. #b59cd3
  4. #ddd1eb
  5. #f4f1f9

Shades

#b59cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59cd3
  2. #a38cbe
  3. #917da9
  4. #7f6d94
  5. #6d5e7f
  6. #5b4e6a
  7. #483e54
  8. #362f3f
  9. #241f2a
  10. #121015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59cd3
  2. #bca6d7
  3. #c4b0dc
  4. #cbbae0
  5. #d3c4e5
  6. #dacee9
  7. #e1d7ed
  8. #e9e1f2
  9. #f0ebf6
  10. #f8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59cd3
  2. #b099cb
  3. #aa96c2
  4. #a594ba
  5. #a091b2
  6. #9b8eaa
  7. #958ba1
  8. #908899
  9. #8b8691
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a6d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a7d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1a4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a2d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a2d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a1bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59cd3 {
  color: #b59cd3;
}
Background
.bg-b59cd3 {
  background-color: #b59cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #b59cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 38% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59cd3, #d09cd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 211 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.24 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.95 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.50 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.17 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.32 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.84 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.09 #4a632c Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b59cd3  rgb(181, 156, 211)  hsl(267, 38%, 72%)  Wisteria
#bad39c  rgb(186, 211, 156)  hsl(87, 38%, 72%)  Celadon
#d3b59c  rgb(211, 181, 156)  hsl(27, 38%, 72%)  Tan
#9cd3b5  rgb(156, 211, 181)  hsl(147, 38%, 72%)  Seafoam Green