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#A196CF

#a196cf ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a196cf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 58.82% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 27.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 251.58°, with 37.25% saturation and 70% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 8.87.

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Relative luminance0.3389

Complementary

  1. #a196cf
  2. #c4cf96

Split complementary

  1. #a196cf
  2. #cfbd96
  3. #a8cf96

Analogous

  1. #96a8cf
  2. #a196cf
  3. #bd96cf

Triadic

  1. #a196cf
  2. #cfa196
  3. #96cfa1

Tetradic

  1. #a196cf
  2. #cf96c4
  3. #c4cf96
  4. #96cfa1

Square

  1. #a196cf
  2. #cf96a8
  3. #c4cf96
  4. #96cfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f408c
  2. #7262b7
  3. #a196cf
  4. #d0cbe7
  5. #f2f1f9

Shades

#a196cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a196cf
  2. #9187ba
  3. #8178a6
  4. #716991
  5. #615a7c
  6. #514b68
  7. #403c53
  8. #302d3e
  9. #201e29
  10. #100f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#a196cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a196cf
  2. #aaa1d4
  3. #b4abd9
  4. #bdb6dd
  5. #c7c0e2
  6. #d0cbe7
  7. #d9d5ec
  8. #e3e0f1
  9. #eceaf5
  10. #f6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a196cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a196cf
  2. #9e94c7
  3. #9a92bf
  4. #978fb7
  5. #948daf
  6. #918ba8
  7. #8d89a0
  8. #8a8798
  9. #878490
  10. #838288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9ab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #889ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899ccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #989faa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939ace ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b9cba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a196cf {
  color: #a196cf;
}
Background
.bg-a196cf {
  background-color: #a196cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a196cf {
  border: 2px solid #a196cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a196cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 150 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 37% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a196cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a196cf, #bd96cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a196cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 150 207 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.87 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.99 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.61 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.05 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.11 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.19 #5e6930 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Wisteria
#a196cf  rgb(161, 150, 207)  hsl(252, 37%, 70%)  Wisteria
#c4cf96  rgb(196, 207, 150)  hsl(72, 37%, 70%)  Sage
#cfa196  rgb(207, 161, 150)  hsl(12, 37%, 70%)  Pastel Pink
#96cfa1  rgb(150, 207, 161)  hsl(132, 37%, 70%)  Celadon