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#B59CD7

#b59cd7 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b59cd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.81% cyan, 27.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 265.42°, with 42.45% saturation and 72.75% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.3851

Complementary

  1. #b59cd7
  2. #bed79c

Split complementary

  1. #b59cd7
  2. #d7d39c
  3. #a1d79c

Analogous

  1. #9ca1d7
  2. #b59cd7
  3. #d39cd7

Triadic

  1. #b59cd7
  2. #d7b59c
  3. #9cd7b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59cd7
  2. #d79cbe
  3. #bed79c
  4. #9cd7b5

Square

  1. #b59cd7
  2. #d79ca1
  3. #bed79c
  4. #9cd7d3

Monochromatic

  1. #663f9b
  2. #8c66c1
  3. #b59cd7
  4. #ded3ed
  5. #f4f0f9

Shades

#b59cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59cd7
  2. #a38cc2
  3. #917dac
  4. #7f6d97
  5. #6d5e81
  6. #5b4e6c
  7. #483e56
  8. #362f41
  9. #241f2b
  10. #121016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59cd7
  2. #bca6db
  3. #c4b0df
  4. #cbbae3
  5. #d3c4e7
  6. #daceeb
  7. #e1d7ef
  8. #e9e1f3
  9. #f0ebf7
  10. #f8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59cd7
  2. #b099ce
  3. #aa96c6
  4. #a594bd
  5. #a091b4
  6. #9b8eac
  7. #958ba3
  8. #90889a
  9. #8b8691
  10. #858389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada3bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a6d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a7d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0a4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a2d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a3d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a1c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59cd7 {
  color: #b59cd7;
}
Background
.bg-b59cd7 {
  background-color: #b59cd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #b59cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 42% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59cd7, #d39cd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 215 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.77 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.72 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.94 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.37 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.12 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.81 #4a6328 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b59cd7  rgb(181, 156, 215)  hsl(265, 42%, 73%)  Wisteria
#bed79c  rgb(190, 215, 156)  hsl(85, 42%, 73%)  Tea Green
#d7b59c  rgb(215, 181, 156)  hsl(25, 42%, 73%)  Desert Sand
#9cd7b5  rgb(156, 215, 181)  hsl(145, 42%, 73%)  Seafoam Green