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#C59CD9

#c59cd9 ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c59cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 28.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 280.33°, with 44.53% saturation and 73.14% 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4066

Complementary

  1. #c59cd9
  2. #b0d99c

Split complementary

  1. #c59cd9
  2. #cfd99c
  3. #9cd9a7

Analogous

  1. #a79cd9
  2. #c59cd9
  3. #d99ccf

Triadic

  1. #c59cd9
  2. #d9c59c
  3. #9cd9c5

Tetradic

  1. #c59cd9
  2. #d99cb0
  3. #b0d99c
  4. #9cd9c5

Square

  1. #c59cd9
  2. #d9a79c
  3. #b0d99c
  4. #9ccfd9

Monochromatic

  1. #7f3d9f
  2. #a565c4
  3. #c59cd9
  4. #e5d3ee
  5. #f6f0f9

Shades

#c59cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59cd9
  2. #b18cc3
  3. #9e7dae
  4. #8a6d98
  5. #765e82
  6. #634e6d
  7. #4f3e57
  8. #3b2f41
  9. #271f2b
  10. #141016
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59cd9
  2. #cba6dd
  3. #d1b0e1
  4. #d6bae4
  5. #dcc4e8
  6. #e2ceec
  7. #e8d7f0
  8. #eee1f4
  9. #f3ebf7
  10. #f9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59cd9
  2. #be99d0
  3. #b796c7
  4. #b094be
  5. #a991b5
  6. #a38ead
  7. #9c8ba4
  8. #95889b
  9. #8e8692
  10. #878389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a5bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a9db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cacd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a3b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a4da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea6d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a0c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59cd9 {
  color: #c59cd9;
}
Background
.bg-c59cd9 {
  background-color: #c59cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #c59cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 156 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 45% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59cd9, #d99ccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 156 217 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 1.14 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.96 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.97 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.35 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.47 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.54 #3a6326 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c59cd9  rgb(197, 156, 217)  hsl(280, 45%, 73%)  Wisteria
#b0d99c  rgb(176, 217, 156)  hsl(100, 45%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d9c59c  rgb(217, 197, 156)  hsl(40, 45%, 73%)  Tan
#9cd9c5  rgb(156, 217, 197)  hsl(160, 45%, 73%)  Seafoam Green