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#B59CD5

#b59cd5 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b59cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.02% cyan, 26.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 266.32°, with 40.43% saturation and 72.35% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.384

Complementary

  1. #b59cd5
  2. #bcd59c

Split complementary

  1. #b59cd5
  2. #d5d29c
  3. #9fd59c

Analogous

  1. #9c9fd5
  2. #b59cd5
  3. #d29cd5

Triadic

  1. #b59cd5
  2. #d5b59c
  3. #9cd5b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59cd5
  2. #d59cbc
  3. #bcd59c
  4. #9cd5b5

Square

  1. #b59cd5
  2. #d59c9f
  3. #bcd59c
  4. #9cd5d2

Monochromatic

  1. #674098
  2. #8d66be
  3. #b59cd5
  4. #ddd2ec
  5. #f4f1f9

Shades

#b59cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59cd5
  2. #a38cc0
  3. #917daa
  4. #7f6d95
  5. #6d5e80
  6. #5b4e6b
  7. #483e55
  8. #362f40
  9. #241f2b
  10. #121015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59cd5
  2. #bca6d9
  3. #c4b0dd
  4. #cbbae2
  5. #d3c4e6
  6. #daceea
  7. #e1d7ee
  8. #e9e1f2
  9. #f0ebf7
  10. #f8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59cd5
  2. #b099cd
  3. #aa96c4
  4. #a594bc
  5. #a091b3
  6. #9b8eab
  7. #958ba2
  8. #90889a
  9. #8b8691
  10. #858389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada2bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a6d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a7d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0a4b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a2d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a2d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a1c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59cd5 {
  color: #b59cd5;
}
Background
.bg-b59cd5 {
  background-color: #b59cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #b59cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 40% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59cd5, #d29cd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 213 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.28 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.36 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.59 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.12 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.59 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.65 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.94 #4a632a Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b59cd5  rgb(181, 156, 213)  hsl(266, 40%, 72%)  Wisteria
#bcd59c  rgb(188, 213, 156)  hsl(86, 40%, 72%)  Celadon
#d5b59c  rgb(213, 181, 156)  hsl(26, 40%, 72%)  Desert Sand
#9cd5b5  rgb(156, 213, 181)  hsl(146, 40%, 72%)  Seafoam Green