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#c8a2ed ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8a2ed is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.61% cyan, 31.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 270.4°, with 67.57% saturation and 78.24% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.4423

Complementary

  1. #c8a2ed
  2. #c7eda2

Split complementary

  1. #c8a2ed
  2. #ededa2
  3. #a2eda3

Analogous

  1. #a3a2ed
  2. #c8a2ed
  3. #eda2ed

Triadic

  1. #c8a2ed
  2. #edc8a2
  3. #a2edc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a2ed
  2. #eda2c7
  3. #c7eda2
  4. #a2edc8

Square

  1. #c8a2ed
  2. #eda3a2
  3. #c7eda2
  4. #a2eded

Monochromatic

  1. #7c28ce
  2. #a262e1
  3. #c8a2ed
  4. #eee2f9
  5. #f5eefc

Shades

#c8a2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a2ed
  2. #b492d5
  3. #a082be
  4. #8c71a6
  5. #78618e
  6. #645177
  7. #50415f
  8. #3c3147
  9. #28202f
  10. #141018
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a2ed
  2. #ceabef
  3. #d3b5f1
  4. #d9bef2
  5. #dec7f4
  6. #e4d1f6
  7. #e9daf8
  8. #efe3fa
  9. #f4ecfb
  10. #faf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a2ed
  2. #c19fe2
  3. #ba9bd7
  4. #b298cc
  5. #ab94c1
  6. #a491b7
  7. #9d8eac
  8. #968aa1
  9. #8e8796
  10. #87838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbaccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94b0f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb2eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3adbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ababef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afacec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a8d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a2ed {
  color: #c8a2ed;
}
Background
.bg-c8a2ed {
  background-color: #c8a2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a2ed {
  border: 2px solid #c8a2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 68% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a2ed, #eda2ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 237 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.85 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.60 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.83 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.06 #375d12 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c8a2ed  rgb(200, 162, 237)  hsl(270, 68%, 78%)  Wisteria
#c7eda2  rgb(199, 237, 162)  hsl(90, 68%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#edc8a2  rgb(237, 200, 162)  hsl(30, 68%, 78%)  Light Apricot
#a2edc8  rgb(162, 237, 200)  hsl(150, 68%, 78%)  Magic Mint