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#B199CF

#b199cf ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b199cf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 60% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.49% cyan, 26.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 266.67°, with 36% saturation and 70.59% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3663

Complementary

  1. #b199cf
  2. #b7cf99

Split complementary

  1. #b199cf
  2. #cfcc99
  3. #9ccf99

Analogous

  1. #999ccf
  2. #b199cf
  3. #cc99cf

Triadic

  1. #b199cf
  2. #cfb199
  3. #99cfb1

Tetradic

  1. #b199cf
  2. #cf99b7
  3. #b7cf99
  4. #99cfb1

Square

  1. #b199cf
  2. #cf999c
  3. #b7cf99
  4. #99cfcc

Monochromatic

  1. #63428d
  2. #8965b7
  3. #b199cf
  4. #d9cde7
  5. #f4f1f8

Shades

#b199cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b199cf
  2. #9f8aba
  3. #8e7aa6
  4. #7c6b91
  5. #6a5c7c
  6. #594d68
  7. #473d53
  8. #352e3e
  9. #231f29
  10. #120f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#b199cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b199cf
  2. #b9a3d4
  3. #c1add9
  4. #c8b8dd
  5. #d0c2e2
  6. #d8cce7
  7. #e0d6ec
  8. #e8e0f1
  9. #efebf5
  10. #f7f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b199cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b199cf
  2. #ac97c7
  3. #a794bf
  4. #a292b7
  5. #9d8faf
  6. #998da8
  7. #948aa0
  8. #8f8898
  9. #8a8590
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fa2d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a3cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ada1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae9ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b199cf {
  color: #b199cf;
}
Background
.bg-b199cf {
  background-color: #b199cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b199cf {
  border: 2px solid #b199cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b199cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 153 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 36% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b199cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b199cf, #cc99cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b199cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 153 207 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.02 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.31 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.01 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.52 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.27 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.35 #4e6630 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b199cf  rgb(177, 153, 207)  hsl(267, 36%, 71%)  Wisteria
#b7cf99  rgb(183, 207, 153)  hsl(87, 36%, 71%)  Celadon
#cfb199  rgb(207, 177, 153)  hsl(27, 36%, 71%)  Tan
#99cfb1  rgb(153, 207, 177)  hsl(147, 36%, 71%)  Seafoam Green