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#C8AEDD

#c8aedd ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8aedd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 68.24% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.5% cyan, 21.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 273.19°, with 40.87% saturation and 77.45% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.4777

Complementary

  1. #c8aedd
  2. #c3ddae

Split complementary

  1. #c8aedd
  2. #daddae
  3. #aeddb0

Analogous

  1. #b0aedd
  2. #c8aedd
  3. #ddaeda

Triadic

  1. #c8aedd
  2. #ddc8ae
  3. #aeddc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8aedd
  2. #ddaec3
  3. #c3ddae
  4. #aeddc8

Square

  1. #c8aedd
  2. #ddb0ae
  3. #c3ddae
  4. #aedadd

Monochromatic

  1. #7e48aa
  2. #a378c6
  3. #c8aedd
  4. #ede4f4
  5. #f5f1f9

Shades

#c8aedd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8aedd
  2. #b49dc7
  3. #a08bb1
  4. #8c7a9b
  5. #786885
  6. #64576f
  7. #504658
  8. #3c3442
  9. #28232c
  10. #141116
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8aedd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8aedd
  2. #ceb6e0
  3. #d3bee4
  4. #d9c6e7
  5. #deceeb
  6. #e4d7ee
  7. #e9dff1
  8. #efe7f5
  9. #f4eff8
  10. #faf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8aedd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8aedd
  2. #c1a9d4
  3. #baa5ca
  4. #b2a0c1
  5. #ab9cb8
  6. #a497af
  7. #9d92a5
  8. #968e9c
  9. #8e8993
  10. #878589
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb4c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b7df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb8db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b4be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b3de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b4dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b2cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8aedd {
  color: #c8aedd;
}
Background
.bg-c8aedd {
  background-color: #c8aedd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8aedd {
  border: 2px solid #c8aedd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8aedd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 174 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 41% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8aedd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8aedd, #ddaeda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8aedd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 174 221 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.30 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.28 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.44 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.63 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.82 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.01 #375122 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c8aedd  rgb(200, 174, 221)  hsl(273, 41%, 77%)  Wisteria
#c3ddae  rgb(195, 221, 174)  hsl(93, 41%, 77%)  Tea Green
#ddc8ae  rgb(221, 200, 174)  hsl(33, 41%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#aeddc8  rgb(174, 221, 200)  hsl(153, 41%, 77%)  Seafoam Green