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#b8a8d2 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b8a8d2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.88% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.38% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 262.86°, with 31.82% saturation and 74.12% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.39.

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Relative luminance0.4285

Complementary

  1. #b8a8d2
  2. #c2d2a8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a8d2
  2. #d2cda8
  3. #add2a8

Analogous

  1. #a8add2
  2. #b8a8d2
  3. #cda8d2

Triadic

  1. #b8a8d2
  2. #d2b8a8
  3. #a8d2b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a8d2
  2. #d2a8c2
  3. #c2d2a8
  4. #a8d2b8

Square

  1. #b8a8d2
  2. #d2a8ad
  3. #c2d2a8
  4. #a8d2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #684d94
  2. #8f76b8
  3. #b8a8d2
  4. #e1daec
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#b8a8d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a8d2
  2. #a697bd
  3. #9386a8
  4. #817693
  5. #6e657e
  6. #5c5469
  7. #4a4354
  8. #37323f
  9. #25222a
  10. #121115
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a8d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a8d2
  2. #bfb1d7
  3. #c6b9db
  4. #cdc2e0
  5. #d4cbe4
  6. #dcd4e9
  7. #e3dced
  8. #eae5f2
  9. #f1eef6
  10. #f8f6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a8d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a8d2
  2. #b2a4ca
  3. #ada0c2
  4. #a79cb9
  5. #a298b1
  6. #9c94a9
  7. #9690a1
  8. #918c99
  9. #8b8890
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3acbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0afd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3afd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4aeb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaacd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acacd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6abc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a8d2 {
  color: #b8a8d2;
}
Background
.bg-b8a8d2 {
  background-color: #b8a8d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a8d2 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a8d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a8d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 168 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 32% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a8d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a8d2, #cda8d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a8d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 168 210 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.43 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.99 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.91 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.39 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.62 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.88 #47572d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b8a8d2  rgb(184, 168, 210)  hsl(263, 32%, 74%)  Wisteria
#c2d2a8  rgb(194, 210, 168)  hsl(83, 32%, 74%)  Tea Green
#d2b8a8  rgb(210, 184, 168)  hsl(23, 32%, 74%)  Zinnwaldite
#a8d2b8  rgb(168, 210, 184)  hsl(143, 32%, 74%)  Seafoam Green