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#BC9BE7

#bc9be7 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc9be7 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 60.78% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.61% cyan, 32.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 266.05°, with 61.29% saturation and 75.69% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.399

Complementary

  1. #bc9be7
  2. #c6e79b

Split complementary

  1. #bc9be7
  2. #e7e29b
  3. #a0e79b

Analogous

  1. #9ba0e7
  2. #bc9be7
  3. #e29be7

Triadic

  1. #bc9be7
  2. #e7bc9b
  3. #9be7bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9be7
  2. #e79bc6
  3. #c6e79b
  4. #9be7bc

Square

  1. #bc9be7
  2. #e79ba0
  3. #c6e79b
  4. #9be7e2

Monochromatic

  1. #6b2dbc
  2. #935dd8
  3. #bc9be7
  4. #e5d9f6
  5. #f4effb

Shades

#bc9be7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9be7
  2. #a98cd0
  3. #967cb9
  4. #846da2
  5. #715d8b
  6. #5e4e74
  7. #4b3e5c
  8. #382f45
  9. #261f2e
  10. #131017
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9be7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9be7
  2. #c3a5e9
  3. #c9afec
  4. #d0b9ee
  5. #d7c3f1
  6. #decdf3
  7. #e4d7f5
  8. #ebe1f8
  9. #f2ebfa
  10. #f8f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9be7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9be7
  2. #b698dd
  3. #b096d2
  4. #aa93c8
  5. #a490be
  6. #9e8eb4
  7. #988ba9
  8. #92889f
  9. #8c8595
  10. #86838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a4c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ba9ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a9e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5a6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a3e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a4e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a2cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9be7 {
  color: #bc9be7;
}
Background
.bg-bc9be7 {
  background-color: #bc9be7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9be7 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9be7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9be7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 155 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 61% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9be7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9be7, #e29be7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9be7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 155 231 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.03 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.34 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.84 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.70 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.10 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.59 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.67 #436418 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc9be7  rgb(188, 155, 231)  hsl(266, 61%, 76%)  Wisteria
#c6e79b  rgb(198, 231, 155)  hsl(86, 61%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e7bc9b  rgb(231, 188, 155)  hsl(26, 61%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9be7bc  rgb(155, 231, 188)  hsl(146, 61%, 76%)  Seafoam Green