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#C496CF

#c496cf ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c496cf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 58.82% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.31% cyan, 27.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 288.42°, with 37.25% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 3.03.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3805

Complementary

  1. #c496cf
  2. #a1cf96

Split complementary

  1. #c496cf
  2. #bdcf96
  3. #96cfa8

Analogous

  1. #a896cf
  2. #c496cf
  3. #cf96bd

Triadic

  1. #c496cf
  2. #cfc496
  3. #96cfc4

Tetradic

  1. #c496cf
  2. #cf96a1
  3. #a1cf96
  4. #96cfc4

Square

  1. #c496cf
  2. #cfa896
  3. #a1cf96
  4. #96bdcf

Monochromatic

  1. #7d408c
  2. #a662b7
  3. #c496cf
  4. #e1cbe7
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#c496cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c496cf
  2. #b087ba
  3. #9d78a6
  4. #896991
  5. #765a7c
  6. #624b68
  7. #4e3c53
  8. #3b2d3e
  9. #271e29
  10. #140f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#c496cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c496cf
  2. #caa1d4
  3. #d0abd9
  4. #d6b6dd
  5. #dcc0e2
  6. #e2cbe7
  7. #e7d5ec
  8. #ede0f1
  9. #f3eaf5
  10. #f9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c496cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c496cf
  2. #bd94c7
  3. #b692bf
  4. #b08fb7
  5. #a98daf
  6. #a28ba8
  7. #9b89a0
  8. #948798
  9. #8e8490
  10. #878288
  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 #b3a0b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a3d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c59caa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca1ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59aba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c496cf {
  color: #c496cf;
}
Background
.bg-c496cf {
  background-color: #c496cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c496cf {
  border: 2px solid #c496cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c496cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 150 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 37% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c496cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c496cf, #cf96bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c496cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 150 207 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.03 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.35 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.04 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.16 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.94 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.14 #3b6930 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c496cf  rgb(196, 150, 207)  hsl(288, 37%, 70%)  Wisteria
#a1cf96  rgb(161, 207, 150)  hsl(108, 37%, 70%)  Celadon
#cfc496  rgb(207, 196, 150)  hsl(48, 37%, 70%)  Sage
#96cfc4  rgb(150, 207, 196)  hsl(168, 37%, 70%)  Opal