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#B09ECC

#b09ecc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b09ecc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 61.96% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 22.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 263.48°, with 31.08% saturation and 70.98% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.02.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3804

Complementary

  1. #b09ecc
  2. #bacc9e

Split complementary

  1. #b09ecc
  2. #ccc79e
  3. #a3cc9e

Analogous

  1. #9ea3cc
  2. #b09ecc
  3. #c79ecc

Triadic

  1. #b09ecc
  2. #ccb09e
  3. #9eccb0

Tetradic

  1. #b09ecc
  2. #cc9eba
  3. #bacc9e
  4. #9eccb0

Square

  1. #b09ecc
  2. #cc9ea3
  3. #bacc9e
  4. #9eccc7

Monochromatic

  1. #614889
  2. #876cb2
  3. #b09ecc
  4. #d9d0e6
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#b09ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b09ecc
  2. #9e8eb8
  3. #8d7ea3
  4. #7b6f8f
  5. #6a5f7a
  6. #584f66
  7. #463f52
  8. #352f3d
  9. #232029
  10. #121014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b09ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b09ecc
  2. #b8a8d1
  3. #c0b1d6
  4. #c8bbdb
  5. #d0c5e0
  6. #d8cfe6
  7. #dfd8eb
  8. #e7e2f0
  9. #efecf5
  10. #f7f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b09ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b09ecc
  2. #ab9bc4
  3. #a698bd
  4. #a295b5
  5. #9d92ae
  6. #988fa6
  7. #938c9e
  8. #8e8997
  9. #8a868f
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa3b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a5ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aca4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a3cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a3cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ada2bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b09ecc {
  color: #b09ecc;
}
Background
.bg-b09ecc {
  background-color: #b09ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b09ecc {
  border: 2px solid #b09ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b09ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 158 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 31% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b09ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b09ecc, #c79ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b09ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 158 204 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.02 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.81 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.28 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.51 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.96 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.99 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.94 #4f6133 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b09ecc  rgb(176, 158, 204)  hsl(263, 31%, 71%)  Wisteria
#bacc9e  rgb(186, 204, 158)  hsl(83, 31%, 71%)  Sage
#ccb09e  rgb(204, 176, 158)  hsl(23, 31%, 71%)  Zinnwaldite
#9eccb0  rgb(158, 204, 176)  hsl(143, 31%, 71%)  Seafoam Green