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#c8a2ef ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8a2ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 32.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 269.61°, with 70.64% saturation and 78.63% 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 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.4435

Complementary

  1. #c8a2ef
  2. #c9efa2

Split complementary

  1. #c8a2ef
  2. #efefa2
  3. #a3efa2

Analogous

  1. #a2a3ef
  2. #c8a2ef
  3. #efa2ef

Triadic

  1. #c8a2ef
  2. #efc8a2
  3. #a2efc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a2ef
  2. #efa2c9
  3. #c9efa2
  4. #a2efc8

Square

  1. #c8a2ef
  2. #efa2a3
  3. #c9efa2
  4. #a2efef

Monochromatic

  1. #7b24d4
  2. #a161e4
  3. #c8a2ef
  4. #efe3fa
  5. #f5eefc

Shades

#c8a2ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a2ef
  2. #b492d7
  3. #a082bf
  4. #8c71a7
  5. #78618f
  6. #645178
  7. #504160
  8. #3c3148
  9. #282030
  10. #141018
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a2ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a2ef
  2. #ceabf1
  3. #d3b5f2
  4. #d9bef4
  5. #dec7f5
  6. #e4d1f7
  7. #e9daf9
  8. #efe3fa
  9. #f4ecfc
  10. #faf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a2ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a2ef
  2. #c19fe4
  3. #ba9bd9
  4. #b298ce
  5. #ab94c3
  6. #a491b8
  7. #9d8eac
  8. #968aa1
  9. #8e8796
  10. #87838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbaccd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93b0f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb2ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3adbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ababf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afacee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a9d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a2ef {
  color: #c8a2ef;
}
Background
.bg-c8a2ef {
  background-color: #c8a2ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a2ef {
  border: 2px solid #c8a2ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a2ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 71% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a2ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a2ef, #efa2ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a2ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 239 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.28 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.32 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.55 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.68 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.86 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.03 #375d10 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c8a2ef  rgb(200, 162, 239)  hsl(270, 71%, 79%)  Wisteria
#c9efa2  rgb(201, 239, 162)  hsl(90, 71%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#efc8a2  rgb(239, 200, 162)  hsl(30, 71%, 79%)  Light Apricot
#a2efc8  rgb(162, 239, 200)  hsl(150, 71%, 79%)  Magic Mint