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#B59BF4

#b59bf4 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b59bf4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 60.78% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.82% cyan, 36.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 257.53°, with 80.18% saturation and 78.24% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 8.46.

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Relative luminance0.398

Complementary

  1. #b59bf4
  2. #daf49b

Split complementary

  1. #b59bf4
  2. #f4e29b
  3. #aef49b

Analogous

  1. #9baef4
  2. #b59bf4
  3. #e29bf4

Triadic

  1. #b59bf4
  2. #f4b59b
  3. #9bf4b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59bf4
  2. #f49bda
  3. #daf49b
  4. #9bf4b5

Square

  1. #b59bf4
  2. #f49bae
  3. #daf49b
  4. #9bf4e2

Monochromatic

  1. #5218de
  2. #8256ec
  3. #b59bf4
  4. #e8e0fc
  5. #f1edfd

Shades

#b59bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59bf4
  2. #a38cdc
  3. #917cc3
  4. #7f6dab
  5. #6d5d92
  6. #5b4e7a
  7. #483e62
  8. #362f49
  9. #241f31
  10. #121018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59bf4
  2. #bca5f5
  3. #c4aff6
  4. #cbb9f7
  5. #d3c3f8
  6. #dacdfa
  7. #e1d7fb
  8. #e9e1fc
  9. #f0ebfd
  10. #f8f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59bf4
  2. #b098e8
  3. #aa96dd
  4. #a593d1
  5. #a090c6
  6. #9b8eba
  7. #958bae
  8. #9088a3
  9. #8b8597
  10. #85838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84aaf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a8f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8aabc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa4f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ca3f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aea4d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59bf4 {
  color: #b59bf4;
}
Background
.bg-b59bf4 {
  background-color: #b59bf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #b59bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 155 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 80% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59bf4, #e29bf4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 155 244 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.46 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.62 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.05 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.88 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 12.55 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.74 #4a640b Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b59bf4  rgb(181, 155, 244)  hsl(258, 80%, 78%)  Wisteria
#daf49b  rgb(218, 244, 155)  hsl(78, 80%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#f4b59b  rgb(244, 181, 155)  hsl(18, 80%, 78%)  Zinnwaldite
#9bf4b5  rgb(155, 244, 181)  hsl(138, 80%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple