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#B199DC

#b199dc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b199dc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 60% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.55% cyan, 30.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 261.49°, with 48.91% saturation and 73.14% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.373

Complementary

  1. #b199dc
  2. #c4dc99

Split complementary

  1. #b199dc
  2. #dcd399
  3. #a3dc99

Analogous

  1. #99a3dc
  2. #b199dc
  3. #d399dc

Triadic

  1. #b199dc
  2. #dcb199
  3. #99dcb1

Tetradic

  1. #b199dc
  2. #dc99c4
  3. #c4dc99
  4. #99dcb1

Square

  1. #b199dc
  2. #dc99a3
  3. #c4dc99
  4. #99dcd3

Monochromatic

  1. #5f38a4
  2. #8560c8
  3. #b199dc
  4. #ddd2f0
  5. #f3f0fa

Shades

#b199dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b199dc
  2. #9f8ac6
  3. #8e7ab0
  4. #7c6b9a
  5. #6a5c84
  6. #594d6e
  7. #473d58
  8. #352e42
  9. #231f2c
  10. #120f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#b199dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b199dc
  2. #b9a3e0
  3. #c1ade3
  4. #c8b8e7
  5. #d0c2ea
  6. #d8ccee
  7. #e0d6f1
  8. #e8e0f5
  9. #efebf8
  10. #f7f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b199dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b199dc
  2. #ac97d3
  3. #a794ca
  4. #a292c0
  5. #9d8fb7
  6. #998dae
  7. #948aa5
  8. #8f889c
  9. #8a8592
  10. #858389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa0bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aa4df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaa3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ba0de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da0db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad9fc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b199dc {
  color: #b199dc;
}
Background
.bg-b199dc {
  background-color: #b199dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b199dc {
  border: 2px solid #b199dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b199dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 153 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b199dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b199dc, #d399dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b199dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 153 220 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.23 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.42 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.02 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.45 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.68 #4e6623 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b199dc  rgb(177, 153, 220)  hsl(261, 49%, 73%)  Wisteria
#c4dc99  rgb(196, 220, 153)  hsl(81, 49%, 73%)  Tea Green
#dcb199  rgb(220, 177, 153)  hsl(21, 49%, 73%)  Tumbleweed
#99dcb1  rgb(153, 220, 177)  hsl(141, 49%, 73%)  Seafoam Green