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#B59CDC

#b59cdc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b59cdc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 61.18% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.73% cyan, 29.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 263.44°, with 47.76% saturation and 73.73% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.3877

Complementary

  1. #b59cdc
  2. #c3dc9c

Split complementary

  1. #b59cdc
  2. #dcd59c
  3. #a3dc9c

Analogous

  1. #9ca3dc
  2. #b59cdc
  3. #d59cdc

Triadic

  1. #b59cdc
  2. #dcb59c
  3. #9cdcb5

Tetradic

  1. #b59cdc
  2. #dc9cc3
  3. #c3dc9c
  4. #9cdcb5

Square

  1. #b59cdc
  2. #dc9ca3
  3. #c3dc9c
  4. #9cdcd5

Monochromatic

  1. #643aa5
  2. #8b63c8
  3. #b59cdc
  4. #dfd5f0
  5. #f4f0fa

Shades

#b59cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59cdc
  2. #a38cc6
  3. #917db0
  4. #7f6d9a
  5. #6d5e84
  6. #5b4e6e
  7. #483e58
  8. #362f42
  9. #241f2c
  10. #121016
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59cdc
  2. #bca6e0
  3. #c4b0e3
  4. #cbbae7
  5. #d3c4ea
  6. #daceee
  7. #e1d7f1
  8. #e9e1f5
  9. #f0ebf8
  10. #f8f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59cdc
  2. #b099d3
  3. #aa96ca
  4. #a594c0
  5. #a091b7
  6. #9b8eae
  7. #958ba5
  8. #90889c
  9. #8b8692
  10. #858389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fa7df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a7da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afa6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa3de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a3db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1a2c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59cdc {
  color: #b59cdc;
}
Background
.bg-b59cdc {
  background-color: #b59cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59cdc {
  border: 2px solid #b59cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 48% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59cdc, #d59cdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 220 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.82 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.62 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.93 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.12 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.54 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.25 #4a6323 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b59cdc  rgb(181, 156, 220)  hsl(263, 48%, 74%)  Wisteria
#c3dc9c  rgb(195, 220, 156)  hsl(83, 48%, 74%)  Tea Green
#dcb59c  rgb(220, 181, 156)  hsl(23, 48%, 74%)  Tumbleweed
#9cdcb5  rgb(156, 220, 181)  hsl(143, 48%, 74%)  Seafoam Green