ColorTool
Log in
#B697C7

#b697c7 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#b697c7 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 59.22% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.54% cyan, 24.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 278.75°, with 30% saturation and 68.63% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc99cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.362

Complementary

  1. #b697c7
  2. #a8c797

Split complementary

  1. #b697c7
  2. #c0c797
  3. #97c79e

Analogous

  1. #9e97c7
  2. #b697c7
  3. #c797c0

Triadic

  1. #b697c7
  2. #c7b697
  3. #97c7b6

Tetradic

  1. #b697c7
  2. #c797a8
  3. #a8c797
  4. #97c7b6

Square

  1. #b697c7
  2. #c79e97
  3. #a8c797
  4. #97c0c7

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4580
  2. #9365ac
  3. #b697c7
  4. #d9c9e2
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#b697c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b697c7
  2. #a488b3
  3. #92799f
  4. #7f6a8b
  5. #6d5b77
  6. #5b4c64
  7. #493c50
  8. #372d3c
  9. #241e28
  10. #120f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#b697c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b697c7
  2. #bda1cd
  3. #c5acd2
  4. #ccb6d8
  5. #d3c1dd
  6. #dbcbe3
  7. #e2d5e9
  8. #e9e0ee
  9. #f0eaf4
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b697c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b697c7
  2. #b195c0
  3. #ab92b9
  4. #a690b2
  5. #a08eab
  6. #9b8ca4
  7. #96899c
  8. #908795
  9. #8b858e
  10. #858287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9eb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a0c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a3c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59da8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19dc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49ec6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b59ab5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-b697c7 {
  color: #b697c7;
}
Background
.bg-b697c7 {
  background-color: #b697c7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b697c7 {
  border: 2px solid #b697c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b697c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 151 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 30% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b697c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b697c7, #c797c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b697c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 151 199 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.17 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.53 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.82 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.82 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.19 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.60 #496838 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b697c7  rgb(182, 151, 199)  hsl(279, 30%, 69%)  Wisteria
#a8c797  rgb(168, 199, 151)  hsl(99, 30%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#c7b697  rgb(199, 182, 151)  hsl(39, 30%, 69%)  Tan
#97c7b6  rgb(151, 199, 182)  hsl(159, 30%, 69%)  Opal