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#b8a3cf ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b8a3cf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 63.92% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.11% cyan, 21.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 268.64°, with 31.43% saturation and 72.55% 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 9.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.4089

Complementary

  1. #b8a3cf
  2. #bacfa3

Split complementary

  1. #b8a3cf
  2. #cfcea3
  3. #a4cfa3

Analogous

  1. #a3a4cf
  2. #b8a3cf
  3. #cea3cf

Triadic

  1. #b8a3cf
  2. #cfb8a3
  3. #a3cfb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a3cf
  2. #cfa3ba
  3. #bacfa3
  4. #a3cfb8

Square

  1. #b8a3cf
  2. #cfa3a4
  3. #bacfa3
  4. #a3cfce

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4a8f
  2. #9171b5
  3. #b8a3cf
  4. #dfd5e9
  5. #f5f2f8

Shades

#b8a3cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a3cf
  2. #a693ba
  3. #9382a6
  4. #817291
  5. #6e627c
  6. #5c5268
  7. #4a4153
  8. #37313e
  9. #252129
  10. #121015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a3cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a3cf
  2. #bfacd4
  3. #c6b5d9
  4. #cdbfdd
  5. #d4c8e2
  6. #dcd1e7
  7. #e3daec
  8. #eae3f1
  9. #f1edf5
  10. #f8f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a3cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a3cf
  2. #b2a0c7
  3. #ad9cbf
  4. #a799b7
  5. #a295af
  6. #9c92a8
  7. #968ea0
  8. #918b98
  9. #8b8790
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a8bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cabd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9facce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5a9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a8d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa8ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a6be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a3cf {
  color: #b8a3cf;
}
Background
.bg-b8a3cf {
  background-color: #b8a3cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a3cf {
  border: 2px solid #b8a3cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a3cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 163 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 31% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a3cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a3cf, #cea3cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a3cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 163 207 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.19 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.33 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.75 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.76 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.45 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.61 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.96 #475c30 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b8a3cf  rgb(184, 163, 207)  hsl(269, 31%, 73%)  Wisteria
#bacfa3  rgb(186, 207, 163)  hsl(89, 31%, 73%)  Celadon
#cfb8a3  rgb(207, 184, 163)  hsl(29, 31%, 73%)  Tan
#a3cfb8  rgb(163, 207, 184)  hsl(149, 31%, 73%)  Seafoam Green