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#B59CD6

#b59cd6 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b59cd6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.42% cyan, 27.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 265.86°, with 41.43% saturation and 72.55% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.3846

Complementary

  1. #b59cd6
  2. #bdd69c

Split complementary

  1. #b59cd6
  2. #d6d29c
  3. #a0d69c

Analogous

  1. #9ca0d6
  2. #b59cd6
  3. #d29cd6

Triadic

  1. #b59cd6
  2. #d6b59c
  3. #9cd6b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59cd6
  2. #d69cbd
  3. #bdd69c
  4. #9cd6b5

Square

  1. #b59cd6
  2. #d69ca0
  3. #bdd69c
  4. #9cd6d2

Monochromatic

  1. #664099
  2. #8d66c0
  3. #b59cd6
  4. #ddd2ec
  5. #f4f1f9

Shades

#b59cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59cd6
  2. #a38cc1
  3. #917dab
  4. #7f6d96
  5. #6d5e80
  6. #5b4e6b
  7. #483e56
  8. #362f40
  9. #241f2b
  10. #121015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59cd6
  2. #bca6da
  3. #c4b0de
  4. #cbbae2
  5. #d3c4e6
  6. #daceeb
  7. #e1d7ef
  8. #e9e1f3
  9. #f0ebf7
  10. #f8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59cd6
  2. #b099cd
  3. #aa96c5
  4. #a594bc
  5. #a091b4
  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 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada2bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a6d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a7d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0a4b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a2d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a3d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a1c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59cd6 {
  color: #b59cd6;
}
Background
.bg-b59cd6 {
  background-color: #b59cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #b59cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 41% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59cd6, #d29cd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 214 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.33 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.56 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.65 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.03 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.48 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.87 #4a6329 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b59cd6  rgb(181, 156, 214)  hsl(266, 41%, 73%)  Wisteria
#bdd69c  rgb(189, 214, 156)  hsl(86, 41%, 73%)  Tea Green
#d6b59c  rgb(214, 181, 156)  hsl(26, 41%, 73%)  Desert Sand
#9cd6b5  rgb(156, 214, 181)  hsl(146, 41%, 73%)  Seafoam Green