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#C59CD2

#c59cd2 ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c59cd2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 61.18% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.19% cyan, 25.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 285.56°, with 37.5% saturation and 71.76% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.403

Complementary

  1. #c59cd2
  2. #a9d29c

Split complementary

  1. #c59cd2
  2. #c4d29c
  3. #9cd2aa

Analogous

  1. #aa9cd2
  2. #c59cd2
  3. #d29cc4

Triadic

  1. #c59cd2
  2. #d2c59c
  3. #9cd2c5

Tetradic

  1. #c59cd2
  2. #d29ca9
  3. #a9d29c
  4. #9cd2c5

Square

  1. #c59cd2
  2. #d2aa9c
  3. #a9d29c
  4. #9cc4d2

Monochromatic

  1. #7f4392
  2. #a667ba
  3. #c59cd2
  4. #e4d1ea
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#c59cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59cd2
  2. #b18cbd
  3. #9e7da8
  4. #8a6d93
  5. #765e7e
  6. #634e69
  7. #4f3e54
  8. #3b2f3f
  9. #271f2a
  10. #141015
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59cd2
  2. #cba6d7
  3. #d1b0db
  4. #d6bae0
  5. #dcc4e4
  6. #e2cee9
  7. #e8d7ed
  8. #eee1f2
  9. #f3ebf6
  10. #f9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59cd2
  2. #be99ca
  3. #b796c2
  4. #b094b9
  5. #a991b1
  6. #a38ea9
  7. #9c8ba1
  8. #958899
  9. #8e8690
  10. #878388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a5bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a8d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eacd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba3d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa6d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a0be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59cd2 {
  color: #c59cd2;
}
Background
.bg-c59cd2 {
  background-color: #c59cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #c59cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 156 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 38% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59cd2, #d29cc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 156 210 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 1.96 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.34 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.65 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.22 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.23 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.38 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.08 #3a632d Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c59cd2  rgb(197, 156, 210)  hsl(286, 38%, 72%)  Wisteria
#a9d29c  rgb(169, 210, 156)  hsl(106, 38%, 72%)  Celadon
#d2c59c  rgb(210, 197, 156)  hsl(46, 38%, 72%)  Sage
#9cd2c5  rgb(156, 210, 197)  hsl(166, 38%, 72%)  Opal