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#B596D7

#b596d7 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b596d7 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 58.82% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.81% cyan, 30.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 268.62°, with 44.83% saturation and 71.57% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.3654

Complementary

  1. #b596d7
  2. #b8d796

Split complementary

  1. #b596d7
  2. #d7d696
  3. #97d796

Analogous

  1. #9697d7
  2. #b596d7
  3. #d696d7

Triadic

  1. #b596d7
  2. #d7b596
  3. #96d7b5

Tetradic

  1. #b596d7
  2. #d796b8
  3. #b8d796
  4. #96d7b5

Square

  1. #b596d7
  2. #d79697
  3. #b8d796
  4. #96d7d6

Monochromatic

  1. #683a9a
  2. #8e5fc2
  3. #b596d7
  4. #dccdec
  5. #f5f0f9

Shades

#b596d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b596d7
  2. #a387c2
  3. #9178ac
  4. #7f6997
  5. #6d5a81
  6. #5b4b6c
  7. #483c56
  8. #362d41
  9. #241e2b
  10. #120f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#b596d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b596d7
  2. #bca1db
  3. #c4abdf
  4. #cbb6e3
  5. #d3c0e7
  6. #dacbeb
  7. #e1d5ef
  8. #e9e0f3
  9. #f0eaf7
  10. #f8f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b596d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b596d7
  2. #b094ce
  3. #aa92c6
  4. #a58fbd
  5. #a08db4
  6. #9b8bac
  7. #9589a3
  8. #90879a
  9. #8b8491
  10. #858289
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9eba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aa2da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a3d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b09fad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9dd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09ed6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29cbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b596d7 {
  color: #b596d7;
}
Background
.bg-b596d7 {
  background-color: #b596d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b596d7 {
  border: 2px solid #b596d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b596d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 150 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 45% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b596d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b596d7, #d696d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b596d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 150 215 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.64 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.59 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.60 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.27 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.01 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.28 #4a6928 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b596d7  rgb(181, 150, 215)  hsl(269, 45%, 72%)  Wisteria
#b8d796  rgb(184, 215, 150)  hsl(89, 45%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d7b596  rgb(215, 181, 150)  hsl(29, 45%, 72%)  Tan
#96d7b5  rgb(150, 215, 181)  hsl(149, 45%, 72%)  Seafoam Green