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#AB9BEC

#ab9bec ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ab9bec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 60.78% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.54% cyan, 34.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 251.85°, with 68.07% saturation and 76.67% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 9.25.

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Relative luminance0.3816

Complementary

  1. #ab9bec
  2. #dcec9b

Split complementary

  1. #ab9bec
  2. #ecd49b
  3. #b4ec9b

Analogous

  1. #9bb4ec
  2. #ab9bec
  3. #d49bec

Triadic

  1. #ab9bec
  2. #ecab9b
  3. #9becab

Tetradic

  1. #ab9bec
  2. #ec9bdc
  3. #dcec9b
  4. #9becab

Square

  1. #ab9bec
  2. #ec9bb4
  3. #dcec9b
  4. #9becd4

Monochromatic

  1. #4626c8
  2. #755be0
  3. #ab9bec
  4. #e1dbf8
  5. #f1eefc

Shades

#ab9bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab9bec
  2. #9a8cd4
  3. #897cbd
  4. #786da5
  5. #675d8e
  6. #564e76
  7. #443e5e
  8. #332f47
  9. #221f2f
  10. #111018
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab9bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab9bec
  2. #b3a5ee
  3. #bcaff0
  4. #c4b9f2
  5. #cdc3f4
  6. #d5cdf6
  7. #ddd7f7
  8. #e6e1f9
  9. #eeebfb
  10. #f7f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab9bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab9bec
  2. #a798e1
  3. #a296d6
  4. #9e93cc
  5. #9a90c1
  6. #968eb6
  7. #918bab
  8. #8d88a0
  9. #898596
  10. #84838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a2c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87a5ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9da9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96a2ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96a1eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3a4cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab9bec {
  color: #ab9bec;
}
Background
.bg-ab9bec {
  background-color: #ab9bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab9bec {
  border: 2px solid #ab9bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab9bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 155 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 68% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab9bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab9bec, #d49bec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab9bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 155 236 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.25 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.48 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.64 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.49 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.57 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.76 #546413 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#ab9bec  rgb(171, 155, 236)  hsl(252, 68%, 77%)  Wisteria
#dcec9b  rgb(220, 236, 155)  hsl(72, 68%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#ecab9b  rgb(236, 171, 155)  hsl(12, 68%, 77%)  Melon
#9becab  rgb(155, 236, 171)  hsl(132, 68%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple