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#B99FD1

#b99fd1 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b99fd1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 62.35% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.48% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 271.2°, with 35.21% saturation and 72.16% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.3971

Complementary

  1. #b99fd1
  2. #b7d19f

Split complementary

  1. #b99fd1
  2. #d0d19f
  3. #9fd1a0

Analogous

  1. #a09fd1
  2. #b99fd1
  3. #d19fd0

Triadic

  1. #b99fd1
  2. #d1b99f
  3. #9fd1b9

Tetradic

  1. #b99fd1
  2. #d19fb7
  3. #b7d19f
  4. #9fd1b9

Square

  1. #b99fd1
  2. #d1a09f
  3. #b7d19f
  4. #9fd0d1

Monochromatic

  1. #6d4691
  2. #936bb8
  3. #b99fd1
  4. #dfd3ea
  5. #f5f1f8

Shades

#b99fd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b99fd1
  2. #a78fbc
  3. #947fa7
  4. #826f92
  5. #6f5f7d
  6. #5d5069
  7. #4a4054
  8. #38303f
  9. #25202a
  10. #131015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b99fd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b99fd1
  2. #c0a9d6
  3. #c7b2da
  4. #cebcdf
  5. #d5c5e3
  6. #dccfe8
  7. #e3d9ed
  8. #eae2f1
  9. #f1ecf6
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b99fd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b99fd1
  2. #b39cc9
  3. #ae99c1
  4. #a896b9
  5. #a293b1
  6. #9d90a9
  7. #978ca0
  8. #918998
  9. #8b8690
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a5ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a8d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca9cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6a5b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a4d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a5d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7a3be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b99fd1 {
  color: #b99fd1;
}
Background
.bg-b99fd1 {
  background-color: #b99fd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b99fd1 {
  border: 2px solid #b99fd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b99fd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 159 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 35% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b99fd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b99fd1, #d19fd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b99fd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 159 209 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.80 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.43 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.75 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.99 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.18 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.58 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.94 #46602e Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#b99fd1  rgb(185, 159, 209)  hsl(271, 35%, 72%)  Wisteria
#b7d19f  rgb(183, 209, 159)  hsl(91, 35%, 72%)  Celadon
#d1b99f  rgb(209, 185, 159)  hsl(31, 35%, 72%)  Tan
#9fd1b9  rgb(159, 209, 185)  hsl(151, 35%, 72%)  Seafoam Green