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#AD8ECC

#ad8ecc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ad8ecc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 55.69% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.2% cyan, 30.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 37.8% saturation and 67.84% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3259

Complementary

  1. #ad8ecc
  2. #adcc8e

Split complementary

  1. #ad8ecc
  2. #cccc8e
  3. #8ecc8e

Analogous

  1. #8e8ecc
  2. #ad8ecc
  3. #cc8ecc

Triadic

  1. #ad8ecc
  2. #ccad8e
  3. #8eccad

Tetradic

  1. #ad8ecc
  2. #cc8ead
  3. #adcc8e
  4. #8eccad

Square

  1. #ad8ecc
  2. #cc8e8e
  3. #adcc8e
  4. #8ecccc

Monochromatic

  1. #603c85
  2. #8759b4
  3. #ad8ecc
  4. #d3c3e4
  5. #f5f1f9

Shades

#ad8ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad8ecc
  2. #9c80b8
  3. #8a72a3
  4. #79638f
  5. #68557a
  6. #574766
  7. #453952
  8. #342b3d
  9. #231c29
  10. #110e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad8ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad8ecc
  2. #b599d1
  3. #bda5d6
  4. #c6b0db
  5. #cebbe0
  6. #d6c7e6
  7. #ded2eb
  8. #e6ddf0
  9. #efe8f5
  10. #f7f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad8ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad8ecc
  2. #a98dc4
  3. #a48bbd
  4. #a08ab5
  5. #9b88ae
  6. #9787a6
  7. #92869e
  8. #8e8497
  9. #89838f
  10. #858188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a296b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8299cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a997a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9595ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9996cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab93b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad8ecc {
  color: #ad8ecc;
}
Background
.bg-ad8ecc {
  background-color: #ad8ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad8ecc {
  border: 2px solid #ad8ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad8ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 142 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 38% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad8ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad8ecc, #cc8ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad8ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 142 204 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.54 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.59 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.49 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.35 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.01 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.16 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.73 #527133 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Wisteria
#ad8ecc  rgb(173, 142, 204)  hsl(270, 38%, 68%)  Wisteria
#adcc8e  rgb(173, 204, 142)  hsl(90, 38%, 68%)  Olivine
#ccad8e  rgb(204, 173, 142)  hsl(30, 38%, 68%)  Tan
#8eccad  rgb(142, 204, 173)  hsl(150, 38%, 68%)  Seafoam Green