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#C59CD7

#c59cd7 ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c59cd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.37% cyan, 27.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 281.69°, with 42.45% saturation and 72.75% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 1.18.

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Relative luminance0.4055

Complementary

  1. #c59cd7
  2. #aed79c

Split complementary

  1. #c59cd7
  2. #ccd79c
  3. #9cd7a8

Analogous

  1. #a89cd7
  2. #c59cd7
  3. #d79ccc

Triadic

  1. #c59cd7
  2. #d7c59c
  3. #9cd7c5

Tetradic

  1. #c59cd7
  2. #d79cae
  3. #aed79c
  4. #9cd7c5

Square

  1. #c59cd7
  2. #d7a89c
  3. #aed79c
  4. #9cccd7

Monochromatic

  1. #7f3f9b
  2. #a566c1
  3. #c59cd7
  4. #e5d3ed
  5. #f6f0f9

Shades

#c59cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59cd7
  2. #b18cc2
  3. #9e7dac
  4. #8a6d97
  5. #765e81
  6. #634e6c
  7. #4f3e56
  8. #3b2f41
  9. #271f2b
  10. #141016
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59cd7
  2. #cba6db
  3. #d1b0df
  4. #d6bae3
  5. #dcc4e7
  6. #e2ceeb
  7. #e8d7ef
  8. #eee1f3
  9. #f3ebf7
  10. #f9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59cd7
  2. #be99ce
  3. #b796c6
  4. #b094bd
  5. #a991b4
  6. #a38eac
  7. #9c8ba3
  8. #95889a
  9. #8e8691
  10. #878389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a5be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a8d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9dacd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa3d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea6d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a0c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59cd7 {
  color: #c59cd7;
}
Background
.bg-c59cd7 {
  background-color: #c59cd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #c59cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 156 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 42% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59cd7, #d79ccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 156 215 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 1.18 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.51 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.42 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.62 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.16 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.61 #3a6328 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c59cd7  rgb(197, 156, 215)  hsl(282, 42%, 73%)  Wisteria
#aed79c  rgb(174, 215, 156)  hsl(102, 42%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d7c59c  rgb(215, 197, 156)  hsl(42, 42%, 73%)  Ecru
#9cd7c5  rgb(156, 215, 197)  hsl(162, 42%, 73%)  Seafoam Green