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#BC98E9

#bc98e9 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc98e9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 59.61% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.31% cyan, 34.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 266.67°, with 64.8% saturation and 75.49% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.3903

Complementary

  1. #bc98e9
  2. #c5e998

Split complementary

  1. #bc98e9
  2. #e9e598
  3. #9ce998

Analogous

  1. #989ce9
  2. #bc98e9
  3. #e598e9

Triadic

  1. #bc98e9
  2. #e9bc98
  3. #98e9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc98e9
  2. #e998c5
  3. #c5e998
  4. #98e9bc

Square

  1. #bc98e9
  2. #e9989c
  3. #c5e998
  4. #98e9e5

Monochromatic

  1. #6c29bf
  2. #9359dc
  3. #bc98e9
  4. #e5d7f6
  5. #f4eefb

Shades

#bc98e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc98e9
  2. #a989d2
  3. #967aba
  4. #846aa3
  5. #715b8c
  6. #5e4c75
  7. #4b3d5d
  8. #382e46
  9. #261e2f
  10. #130f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc98e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc98e9
  2. #c3a2eb
  3. #c9aded
  4. #d0b7f0
  5. #d7c1f2
  6. #deccf4
  7. #e4d6f6
  8. #ebe0f8
  9. #f2eafb
  10. #f8f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc98e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc98e9
  2. #b696df
  3. #b093d4
  4. #aa91ca
  5. #a48ebf
  6. #9e8cb5
  7. #988aaa
  8. #9287a0
  9. #8c8595
  10. #86828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a2c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86a7ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea8e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5a4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa1eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a2e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a0cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc98e9 {
  color: #bc98e9;
}
Background
.bg-bc98e9 {
  background-color: #bc98e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc98e9 {
  border: 2px solid #bc98e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc98e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 152 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 65% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc98e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc98e9, #e598e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc98e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 152 233 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.72 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.98 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.75 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.07 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.86 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.07 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.10 #436716 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc98e9  rgb(188, 152, 233)  hsl(267, 65%, 75%)  Wisteria
#c5e998  rgb(197, 233, 152)  hsl(87, 65%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e9bc98  rgb(233, 188, 152)  hsl(27, 65%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#98e9bc  rgb(152, 233, 188)  hsl(147, 65%, 75%)  Seafoam Green