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#A994CD

#a994cd ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a994cd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 58.04% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.56% cyan, 27.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 262.11°, with 36.31% saturation and 69.22% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.8.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3402

Complementary

  1. #a994cd
  2. #b8cd94

Split complementary

  1. #a994cd
  2. #cdc694
  3. #9ccd94

Analogous

  1. #949ccd
  2. #a994cd
  3. #c694cd

Triadic

  1. #a994cd
  2. #cda994
  3. #94cda9

Tetradic

  1. #a994cd
  2. #cd94b8
  3. #b8cd94
  4. #94cda9

Square

  1. #a994cd
  2. #cd949c
  3. #b8cd94
  4. #94cdc6

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4088
  2. #7f60b5
  3. #a994cd
  4. #d3c8e5
  5. #f4f1f9

Shades

#a994cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a994cd
  2. #9885b9
  3. #8776a4
  4. #766890
  5. #65597b
  6. #554a67
  7. #443b52
  8. #332c3e
  9. #221e29
  10. #110f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#a994cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a994cd
  2. #b29fd2
  3. #baa9d7
  4. #c3b4dc
  5. #cbbfe1
  6. #d4cae6
  7. #ddd4eb
  8. #e5dff0
  9. #eeeaf5
  10. #f6f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a994cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a994cd
  2. #a592c5
  3. #a190be
  4. #9d8eb6
  5. #998cae
  6. #958aa7
  7. #90889f
  8. #8c8697
  9. #88848f
  10. #848288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29ab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #889dcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a39ca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a599b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a994cd {
  color: #a994cd;
}
Background
.bg-a994cd {
  background-color: #a994cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a994cd {
  border: 2px solid #a994cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a994cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 148 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 36% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a994cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a994cd, #c694cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a994cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 148 205 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.63 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.22 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.17 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.87 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.93 #566b32 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Wisteria
#a994cd  rgb(169, 148, 205)  hsl(262, 36%, 69%)  Wisteria
#b8cd94  rgb(184, 205, 148)  hsl(82, 36%, 69%)  Olivine
#cda994  rgb(205, 169, 148)  hsl(22, 36%, 69%)  Tumbleweed
#94cda9  rgb(148, 205, 169)  hsl(142, 36%, 69%)  Seafoam Green