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#B09BCB

#b09bcb ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b09bcb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 60.78% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.3% cyan, 23.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 266.25°, with 31.58% saturation and 70.2% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.3698

Complementary

  1. #b09bcb
  2. #b6cb9b

Split complementary

  1. #b09bcb
  2. #cbc89b
  3. #9ecb9b

Analogous

  1. #9b9ecb
  2. #b09bcb
  3. #c89bcb

Triadic

  1. #b09bcb
  2. #cbb09b
  3. #9bcbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b09bcb
  2. #cb9bb6
  3. #b6cb9b
  4. #9bcbb0

Square

  1. #b09bcb
  2. #cb9b9e
  3. #b6cb9b
  4. #9bcbc8

Monochromatic

  1. #624687
  2. #8869b1
  3. #b09bcb
  4. #d8cde5
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#b09bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b09bcb
  2. #9e8cb7
  3. #8d7ca2
  4. #7b6d8e
  5. #6a5d7a
  6. #584e66
  7. #463e51
  8. #352f3d
  9. #231f29
  10. #121014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b09bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b09bcb
  2. #b8a5d0
  3. #c0afd5
  4. #c8b9db
  5. #d0c3e0
  6. #d8cde5
  7. #dfd7ea
  8. #e7e1ef
  9. #efebf5
  10. #f7f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b09bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b09bcb
  2. #ab98c4
  3. #a696bc
  4. #a293b5
  5. #9d90ad
  6. #988ea6
  7. #938b9e
  8. #8e8897
  9. #8a858f
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a3cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a4ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aca2ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa0cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a0ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae9fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b09bcb {
  color: #b09bcb;
}
Background
.bg-b09bcb {
  background-color: #b09bcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b09bcb {
  border: 2px solid #b09bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b09bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 155 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b09bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b09bcb, #c89bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b09bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 155 203 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.59 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.68 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.61 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.54 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.79 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.85 #4f6434 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b09bcb  rgb(176, 155, 203)  hsl(266, 32%, 70%)  Wisteria
#b6cb9b  rgb(182, 203, 155)  hsl(86, 32%, 70%)  Olivine
#cbb09b  rgb(203, 176, 155)  hsl(26, 32%, 70%)  Tan
#9bcbb0  rgb(155, 203, 176)  hsl(146, 32%, 70%)  Seafoam Green