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#C59CDC

#c59cdc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c59cdc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 61.18% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.45% cyan, 29.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 278.44°, with 47.76% saturation and 73.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 1.42.

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Relative luminance0.4081

Complementary

  1. #c59cdc
  2. #b3dc9c

Split complementary

  1. #c59cdc
  2. #d3dc9c
  3. #9cdca5

Analogous

  1. #a59cdc
  2. #c59cdc
  3. #dc9cd3

Triadic

  1. #c59cdc
  2. #dcc59c
  3. #9cdcc5

Tetradic

  1. #c59cdc
  2. #dc9cb3
  3. #b3dc9c
  4. #9cdcc5

Square

  1. #c59cdc
  2. #dca59c
  3. #b3dc9c
  4. #9cd3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #7e3aa5
  2. #a463c8
  3. #c59cdc
  4. #e6d5f0
  5. #f6f0fa

Shades

#c59cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59cdc
  2. #b18cc6
  3. #9e7db0
  4. #8a6d9a
  5. #765e84
  6. #634e6e
  7. #4f3e58
  8. #3b2f42
  9. #271f2c
  10. #141016
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59cdc
  2. #cba6e0
  3. #d1b0e3
  4. #d6bae7
  5. #dcc4ea
  6. #e2ceee
  7. #e8d7f1
  8. #eee1f5
  9. #f3ebf8
  10. #f9f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59cdc
  2. #be99d3
  3. #b796ca
  4. #b094c0
  5. #a991b7
  6. #a38eae
  7. #9c8ba5
  8. #95889c
  9. #8e8692
  10. #878389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a5c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a9df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bacda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3a4b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a4de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada6db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a1c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59cdc {
  color: #c59cdc;
}
Background
.bg-c59cdc {
  background-color: #c59cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59cdc {
  border: 2px solid #c59cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 156 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 48% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59cdc, #dc9cd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 156 220 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 1.42 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.25 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.66 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.99 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.28 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.10 #3a6323 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c59cdc  rgb(197, 156, 220)  hsl(278, 48%, 74%)  Wisteria
#b3dc9c  rgb(179, 220, 156)  hsl(98, 48%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#dcc59c  rgb(220, 197, 156)  hsl(38, 48%, 74%)  Tan
#9cdcc5  rgb(156, 220, 197)  hsl(158, 48%, 74%)  Seafoam Green