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#BB96E7

#bb96e7 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bb96e7 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 58.82% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 35.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 267.41°, with 62.79% saturation and 74.71% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.3815

Complementary

  1. #bb96e7
  2. #c2e796

Split complementary

  1. #bb96e7
  2. #e7e496
  3. #9ae796

Analogous

  1. #969ae7
  2. #bb96e7
  3. #e496e7

Triadic

  1. #bb96e7
  2. #e7bb96
  3. #96e7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb96e7
  2. #e796c2
  3. #c2e796
  4. #96e7bb

Square

  1. #bb96e7
  2. #e7969a
  3. #c2e796
  4. #96e7e4

Monochromatic

  1. #6c2aba
  2. #9358d9
  3. #bb96e7
  4. #e3d4f5
  5. #f4eefb

Shades

#bb96e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb96e7
  2. #a887d0
  3. #9678b9
  4. #8369a2
  5. #705a8b
  6. #5e4b74
  7. #4b3c5c
  8. #382d45
  9. #251e2e
  10. #130f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb96e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb96e7
  2. #c2a1e9
  3. #c9abec
  4. #cfb6ee
  5. #d6c0f1
  6. #ddcbf3
  7. #e4d5f5
  8. #ebe0f8
  9. #f1eafa
  10. #f8f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb96e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb96e7
  2. #b594dd
  3. #af92d2
  4. #a98fc8
  5. #a38dbe
  6. #9e8bb4
  7. #9889a9
  8. #92879f
  9. #8c8495
  10. #86828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa0c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a5ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca6e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9fe9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a0e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b79eca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb96e7 {
  color: #bb96e7;
}
Background
.bg-bb96e7 {
  background-color: #bb96e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb96e7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb96e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb96e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 150 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 63% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb96e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb96e7, #e496e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb96e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 150 231 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.81 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.46 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.15 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.11 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.84 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.88 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.89 #446918 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bb96e7  rgb(187, 150, 231)  hsl(267, 63%, 75%)  Wisteria
#c2e796  rgb(194, 231, 150)  hsl(87, 63%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e7bb96  rgb(231, 187, 150)  hsl(27, 63%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#96e7bb  rgb(150, 231, 187)  hsl(147, 63%, 75%)  Seafoam Green