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#B2A0CC

#b2a0cc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b2a0cc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 62.75% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.75% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 264.55°, with 30.14% saturation and 71.37% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3897

Complementary

  1. #b2a0cc
  2. #bacca0

Split complementary

  1. #b2a0cc
  2. #ccc8a0
  3. #a4cca0

Analogous

  1. #a0a4cc
  2. #b2a0cc
  3. #c8a0cc

Triadic

  1. #b2a0cc
  2. #ccb2a0
  3. #a0ccb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2a0cc
  2. #cca0ba
  3. #bacca0
  4. #a0ccb2

Square

  1. #b2a0cc
  2. #cca0a4
  3. #bacca0
  4. #a0ccc8

Monochromatic

  1. #644a89
  2. #8a6eb1
  3. #b2a0cc
  4. #dad2e7
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#b2a0cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2a0cc
  2. #a090b8
  3. #8e80a3
  4. #7d708f
  5. #6b607a
  6. #595066
  7. #474052
  8. #35303d
  9. #242029
  10. #121014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2a0cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2a0cc
  2. #baaad1
  3. #c1b3d6
  4. #c9bddb
  5. #d1c6e0
  6. #d9d0e6
  7. #e0d9eb
  8. #e8e3f0
  9. #f0ecf5
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2a0cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2a0cc
  2. #ad9dc4
  3. #a89abd
  4. #a396b5
  5. #9e93ae
  6. #9990a6
  7. #948d9e
  8. #8f8a97
  9. #8a868f
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a7ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba8cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aea6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a4cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a5cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a4bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2a0cc {
  color: #b2a0cc;
}
Background
.bg-b2a0cc {
  background-color: #b2a0cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2a0cc {
  border: 2px solid #b2a0cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2a0cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 160 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 30% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2a0cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2a0cc, #c8a0cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2a0cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 160 204 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.01 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.36 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.77 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.15 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.80 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.67 #4d5f33 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b2a0cc  rgb(178, 160, 204)  hsl(265, 30%, 71%)  Wisteria
#bacca0  rgb(186, 204, 160)  hsl(85, 30%, 71%)  Sage
#ccb2a0  rgb(204, 178, 160)  hsl(25, 30%, 71%)  Zinnwaldite
#a0ccb2  rgb(160, 204, 178)  hsl(145, 30%, 71%)  Seafoam Green