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#b8a1eb ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b8a1eb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 63.14% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.7% cyan, 31.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 258.65°, with 64.91% saturation and 77.65% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.35.

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Relative luminance0.4168

Complementary

  1. #b8a1eb
  2. #d4eba1

Split complementary

  1. #b8a1eb
  2. #ebdda1
  3. #afeba1

Analogous

  1. #a1afeb
  2. #b8a1eb
  3. #dda1eb

Triadic

  1. #b8a1eb
  2. #ebb8a1
  3. #a1ebb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a1eb
  2. #eba1d4
  3. #d4eba1
  4. #a1ebb8

Square

  1. #b8a1eb
  2. #eba1af
  3. #d4eba1
  4. #a1ebdd

Monochromatic

  1. #5c2bc8
  2. #8862de
  3. #b8a1eb
  4. #e8e0f8
  5. #f2eefb

Shades

#b8a1eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a1eb
  2. #a691d4
  3. #9381bc
  4. #8171a5
  5. #6e618d
  6. #5c5176
  7. #4a405e
  8. #373047
  9. #25202f
  10. #121018
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a1eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a1eb
  2. #bfaaed
  3. #c6b4ef
  4. #cdbdf1
  5. #d4c7f3
  6. #dcd0f5
  7. #e3d9f7
  8. #eae3f9
  9. #f1ecfb
  10. #f8f6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a1eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a1eb
  2. #b29ee0
  3. #ad9ad6
  4. #a797cb
  5. #a294c0
  6. #9c91b6
  7. #968dab
  8. #918aa0
  9. #8b8795
  10. #86838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a8c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90adee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93ace9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeadbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a8ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a8ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a8d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a1eb {
  color: #b8a1eb;
}
Background
.bg-b8a1eb {
  background-color: #b8a1eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a1eb {
  border: 2px solid #b8a1eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a1eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 161 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 65% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a1eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a1eb, #dda1eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a1eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 161 235 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.35 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.77 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.81 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.26 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.90 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.21 #475e14 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b8a1eb  rgb(184, 161, 235)  hsl(259, 65%, 78%)  Wisteria
#d4eba1  rgb(212, 235, 161)  hsl(79, 65%, 78%)  Tea Green
#ebb8a1  rgb(235, 184, 161)  hsl(19, 65%, 78%)  Zinnwaldite
#a1ebb8  rgb(161, 235, 184)  hsl(139, 65%, 78%)  Celadon