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#BC97CD

#bc97cd ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bc97cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 59.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 26.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 281.11°, with 35.06% saturation and 69.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3723

Complementary

  1. #bc97cd
  2. #a8cd97

Split complementary

  1. #bc97cd
  2. #c3cd97
  3. #97cda1

Analogous

  1. #a197cd
  2. #bc97cd
  3. #cd97c3

Triadic

  1. #bc97cd
  2. #cdbc97
  3. #97cdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc97cd
  2. #cd97a8
  3. #a8cd97
  4. #97cdbc

Square

  1. #bc97cd
  2. #cda197
  3. #a8cd97
  4. #97c3cd

Monochromatic

  1. #734289
  2. #9b63b4
  3. #bc97cd
  4. #ddcbe6
  5. #f6f1f8

Shades

#bc97cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc97cd
  2. #a988b9
  3. #9679a4
  4. #846a90
  5. #715b7b
  6. #5e4c67
  7. #4b3c52
  8. #382d3e
  9. #261e29
  10. #130f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc97cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc97cd
  2. #c3a1d2
  3. #c9acd7
  4. #d0b6dc
  5. #d7c1e1
  6. #decbe6
  7. #e4d5eb
  8. #ebe0f0
  9. #f2eaf5
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc97cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc97cd
  2. #b695c5
  3. #b092be
  4. #aa90b6
  5. #a48eae
  6. #9e8ca7
  7. #98899f
  8. #928797
  9. #8c858f
  10. #868288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a2cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a5cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9daa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a39ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a0cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9bb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc97cd {
  color: #bc97cd;
}
Background
.bg-bc97cd {
  background-color: #bc97cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc97cd {
  border: 2px solid #bc97cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc97cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 151 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc97cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc97cd, #cd97c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc97cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 151 205 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.37 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.44 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.97 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.25 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.56 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.93 #436832 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc97cd  rgb(188, 151, 205)  hsl(281, 35%, 70%)  Wisteria
#a8cd97  rgb(168, 205, 151)  hsl(101, 35%, 70%)  Celadon
#cdbc97  rgb(205, 188, 151)  hsl(41, 35%, 70%)  Ecru
#97cdbc  rgb(151, 205, 188)  hsl(161, 35%, 70%)  Seafoam Green