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#B399CC

#b399cc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b399cc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 60% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 270.59°, with 33.33% saturation and 70% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3673

Complementary

  1. #b399cc
  2. #b2cc99

Split complementary

  1. #b399cc
  2. #cbcc99
  3. #99cc9a

Analogous

  1. #9a99cc
  2. #b399cc
  3. #cc99cb

Triadic

  1. #b399cc
  2. #ccb399
  3. #99ccb3

Tetradic

  1. #b399cc
  2. #cc99b2
  3. #b2cc99
  4. #99ccb3

Square

  1. #b399cc
  2. #cc9a99
  3. #b2cc99
  4. #99cbcc

Monochromatic

  1. #674488
  2. #8d66b2
  3. #b399cc
  4. #d9cce5
  5. #f5f1f8

Shades

#b399cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b399cc
  2. #a18ab8
  3. #8f7aa3
  4. #7d6b8f
  5. #6b5c7a
  6. #5a4d66
  7. #483d52
  8. #362e3d
  9. #241f29
  10. #120f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#b399cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b399cc
  2. #bba3d1
  3. #c2add6
  4. #cab8db
  5. #d1c2e0
  6. #d9cce6
  7. #e1d6eb
  8. #e8e0f0
  9. #f0ebf5
  10. #f7f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b399cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b399cc
  2. #ae97c4
  3. #a994bd
  4. #a492b5
  5. #9f8fae
  6. #9a8da6
  7. #948a9e
  8. #8f8897
  9. #8a858f
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9fb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a2ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a4ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0a0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9fcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19db9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b399cc {
  color: #b399cc;
}
Background
.bg-b399cc {
  background-color: #b399cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b399cc {
  border: 2px solid #b399cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b399cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 153 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b399cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b399cc, #cc99cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b399cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 153 204 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.70 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.33 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.20 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.58 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.92 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.38 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.44 #4c6633 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b399cc  rgb(179, 153, 204)  hsl(271, 33%, 70%)  Wisteria
#b2cc99  rgb(178, 204, 153)  hsl(91, 33%, 70%)  Celadon
#ccb399  rgb(204, 179, 153)  hsl(31, 33%, 70%)  Tan
#99ccb3  rgb(153, 204, 179)  hsl(151, 33%, 70%)  Seafoam Green