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#C59CD5

#c59cd5 ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c59cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.51% cyan, 26.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 283.16°, with 40.43% saturation and 72.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 1.4.

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Relative luminance0.4045

Complementary

  1. #c59cd5
  2. #acd59c

Split complementary

  1. #c59cd5
  2. #c8d59c
  3. #9cd5a8

Analogous

  1. #a89cd5
  2. #c59cd5
  3. #d59cc8

Triadic

  1. #c59cd5
  2. #d5c59c
  3. #9cd5c5

Tetradic

  1. #c59cd5
  2. #d59cac
  3. #acd59c
  4. #9cd5c5

Square

  1. #c59cd5
  2. #d5a89c
  3. #acd59c
  4. #9cc8d5

Monochromatic

  1. #7f4098
  2. #a666be
  3. #c59cd5
  4. #e4d2ec
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#c59cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59cd5
  2. #b18cc0
  3. #9e7daa
  4. #8a6d95
  5. #765e80
  6. #634e6b
  7. #4f3e55
  8. #3b2f40
  9. #271f2b
  10. #141015
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59cd5
  2. #cba6d9
  3. #d1b0dd
  4. #d6bae2
  5. #dcc4e6
  6. #e2ceea
  7. #e8d7ee
  8. #eee1f2
  9. #f3ebf7
  10. #f9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59cd5
  2. #be99cd
  3. #b796c4
  4. #b094bc
  5. #a991b3
  6. #a38eab
  7. #9c8ba2
  8. #95889a
  9. #8e8691
  10. #878389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a5bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a8d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9dacd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa3d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa6d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a0c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59cd5 {
  color: #c59cd5;
}
Background
.bg-c59cd5 {
  background-color: #c59cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #c59cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 156 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 40% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59cd5, #d59cc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 156 213 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 1.40 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.71 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.05 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.72 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.91 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.78 #3a632a Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c59cd5  rgb(197, 156, 213)  hsl(283, 40%, 72%)  Wisteria
#acd59c  rgb(172, 213, 156)  hsl(103, 40%, 72%)  Celadon
#d5c59c  rgb(213, 197, 156)  hsl(43, 40%, 72%)  Ecru
#9cd5c5  rgb(156, 213, 197)  hsl(163, 40%, 72%)  Seafoam Green