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#AD9AE2

#ad9ae2 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ad9ae2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 60.39% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.45% cyan, 31.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 255.83°, with 55.38% saturation and 74.51% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 7.5.

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Relative luminance0.3749

Complementary

  1. #ad9ae2
  2. #cfe29a

Split complementary

  1. #ad9ae2
  2. #e2d19a
  3. #abe29a

Analogous

  1. #9aabe2
  2. #ad9ae2
  3. #d19ae2

Triadic

  1. #ad9ae2
  2. #e2ad9a
  3. #9ae2ad

Tetradic

  1. #ad9ae2
  2. #e29acf
  3. #cfe29a
  4. #9ae2ad

Square

  1. #ad9ae2
  2. #e29aab
  3. #cfe29a
  4. #9ae2d1

Monochromatic

  1. #5433b0
  2. #7d5fd1
  3. #ad9ae2
  4. #ddd5f3
  5. #f2effa

Shades

#ad9ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad9ae2
  2. #9c8bcb
  3. #8a7bb5
  4. #796c9e
  5. #685c88
  6. #574d71
  7. #453e5a
  8. #342e44
  9. #231f2d
  10. #110f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad9ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad9ae2
  2. #b5a4e5
  3. #bdaee8
  4. #c6b8eb
  5. #cec2ee
  6. #d6cdf1
  7. #ded7f3
  8. #e6e1f6
  9. #efebf9
  10. #f7f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad9ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad9ae2
  2. #a997d8
  3. #a495ce
  4. #a092c5
  5. #9b90bb
  6. #978db1
  7. #928aa7
  8. #8e889d
  9. #898594
  10. #85838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a1c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88a5e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ba4e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98a1e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9aa0e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7a1c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad9ae2 {
  color: #ad9ae2;
}
Background
.bg-ad9ae2 {
  background-color: #ad9ae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad9ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #ad9ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad9ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 154 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 55% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad9ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad9ae2, #d19ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad9ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 154 226 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.50 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.78 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.52 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.04 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.34 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.52 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.60 #52651d Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#ad9ae2  rgb(173, 154, 226)  hsl(256, 55%, 75%)  Wisteria
#cfe29a  rgb(207, 226, 154)  hsl(76, 55%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#e2ad9a  rgb(226, 173, 154)  hsl(16, 55%, 75%)  Zinnwaldite
#9ae2ad  rgb(154, 226, 173)  hsl(136, 55%, 75%)  Celadon