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#AB9CD2

#ab9cd2 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ab9cd2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 61.18% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.57% cyan, 25.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 256.67°, with 37.5% saturation and 71.76% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.79.

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Relative luminance0.3709

Complementary

  1. #ab9cd2
  2. #c3d29c

Split complementary

  1. #ab9cd2
  2. #d2c69c
  3. #a8d29c

Analogous

  1. #9ca8d2
  2. #ab9cd2
  3. #c69cd2

Triadic

  1. #ab9cd2
  2. #d2ab9c
  3. #9cd2ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab9cd2
  2. #d29cc3
  3. #c3d29c
  4. #9cd2ab

Square

  1. #ab9cd2
  2. #d29ca8
  3. #c3d29c
  4. #9cd2c6

Monochromatic

  1. #594392
  2. #7e67ba
  3. #ab9cd2
  4. #d8d1ea
  5. #f3f1f9

Shades

#ab9cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab9cd2
  2. #9a8cbd
  3. #897da8
  4. #786d93
  5. #675e7e
  6. #564e69
  7. #443e54
  8. #332f3f
  9. #221f2a
  10. #111015
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab9cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab9cd2
  2. #b3a6d7
  3. #bcb0db
  4. #c4bae0
  5. #cdc4e4
  6. #d5cee9
  7. #ddd7ed
  8. #e6e1f2
  9. #eeebf6
  10. #f7f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab9cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab9cd2
  2. #a799ca
  3. #a296c2
  4. #9e94b9
  5. #9a91b1
  6. #968ea9
  7. #918ba1
  8. #8d8899
  9. #898690
  10. #848388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a1b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a4d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a3d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4a4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ca1d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da0d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7a1be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab9cd2 {
  color: #ab9cd2;
}
Background
.bg-ab9cd2 {
  background-color: #ab9cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab9cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #ab9cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab9cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 156 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 38% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab9cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab9cd2, #c69cd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab9cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 156 210 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.79 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.98 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.03 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.64 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.58 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.82 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.95 #54632d Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#ab9cd2  rgb(171, 156, 210)  hsl(257, 38%, 72%)  Wisteria
#c3d29c  rgb(195, 210, 156)  hsl(77, 38%, 72%)  Tea Green
#d2ab9c  rgb(210, 171, 156)  hsl(17, 38%, 72%)  Zinnwaldite
#9cd2ab  rgb(156, 210, 171)  hsl(137, 38%, 72%)  Seafoam Green