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#B99BCB

#b99bcb ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b99bcb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 60.78% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.87% cyan, 23.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 31.58% saturation and 70.2% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3807

Complementary

  1. #b99bcb
  2. #adcb9b

Split complementary

  1. #b99bcb
  2. #c5cb9b
  3. #9bcba1

Analogous

  1. #a19bcb
  2. #b99bcb
  3. #cb9bc5

Triadic

  1. #b99bcb
  2. #cbb99b
  3. #9bcbb9

Tetradic

  1. #b99bcb
  2. #cb9bad
  3. #adcb9b
  4. #9bcbb9

Square

  1. #b99bcb
  2. #cba19b
  3. #adcb9b
  4. #9bc5cb

Monochromatic

  1. #6f4687
  2. #9669b1
  3. #b99bcb
  4. #dccde5
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#b99bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b99bcb
  2. #a78cb7
  3. #947ca2
  4. #826d8e
  5. #6f5d7a
  6. #5d4e66
  7. #4a3e51
  8. #382f3d
  9. #251f29
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b99bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b99bcb
  2. #c0a5d0
  3. #c7afd5
  4. #ceb9db
  5. #d5c3e0
  6. #dccde5
  7. #e3d7ea
  8. #eae1ef
  9. #f1ebf5
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b99bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b99bcb
  2. #b398c4
  3. #ae96bc
  4. #a893b5
  5. #a290ad
  6. #9d8ea6
  7. #978b9e
  8. #918897
  9. #8b858f
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea2b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a4cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa7c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8a1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a1cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a2ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b89eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b99bcb {
  color: #b99bcb;
}
Background
.bg-b99bcb {
  background-color: #b99bcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b99bcb {
  border: 2px solid #b99bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b99bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 155 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b99bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b99bcb, #cb9bc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b99bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 155 203 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.96 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.64 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.34 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.44 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.97 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.00 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.76 #466434 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b99bcb  rgb(185, 155, 203)  hsl(278, 32%, 70%)  Wisteria
#adcb9b  rgb(173, 203, 155)  hsl(98, 32%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#cbb99b  rgb(203, 185, 155)  hsl(38, 32%, 70%)  Tan
#9bcbb9  rgb(155, 203, 185)  hsl(158, 32%, 70%)  Opal