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#BBADE6

#bbade6 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbade6 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.84% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.7% cyan, 24.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 254.74°, with 53.27% saturation and 79.02% 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.73.

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Relative luminance0.4617

Complementary

  1. #bbade6
  2. #d8e6ad

Split complementary

  1. #bbade6
  2. #e6d8ad
  3. #bbe6ad

Analogous

  1. #adbbe6
  2. #bbade6
  3. #d8ade6

Triadic

  1. #bbade6
  2. #e6bbad
  3. #ade6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbade6
  2. #e6add8
  3. #d8e6ad
  4. #ade6bb

Square

  1. #bbade6
  2. #e6adbb
  3. #d8e6ad
  4. #ade6d8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b3ac0
  2. #8a72d4
  3. #bbade6
  4. #ece8f8
  5. #f2effa

Shades

#bbade6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbade6
  2. #a89ccf
  3. #968ab8
  4. #8379a1
  5. #70688a
  6. #5e5773
  7. #4b455c
  8. #383445
  9. #25232e
  10. #131117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbade6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbade6
  2. #c2b5e9
  3. #c9bdeb
  4. #cfc6ee
  5. #d6cef0
  6. #ddd6f3
  7. #e4def5
  8. #ebe6f8
  9. #f1effa
  10. #f8f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbade6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbade6
  2. #b5a9dc
  3. #afa4d2
  4. #a9a0c7
  5. #a39bbd
  6. #9e97b3
  7. #9892a9
  8. #928e9f
  9. #8c8994
  10. #86858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b2ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b5e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b4e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b6c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb2e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb1e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6b2d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbade6 {
  color: #bbade6;
}
Background
.bg-bbade6 {
  background-color: #bbade6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbade6 {
  border: 2px solid #bbade6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbade6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 173 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 53% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbade6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbade6, #d8ade6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbade6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 173 230 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.73 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.95 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.03 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.46 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.61 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.28 #445219 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bbade6  rgb(187, 173, 230)  hsl(255, 53%, 79%)  Wisteria
#d8e6ad  rgb(216, 230, 173)  hsl(75, 53%, 79%)  Tea Green
#e6bbad  rgb(230, 187, 173)  hsl(15, 53%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite
#ade6bb  rgb(173, 230, 187)  hsl(135, 53%, 79%)  Celadon