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#BC9CCB

#bc9ccb ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bc9ccb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 61.18% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.39% cyan, 23.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 280.85°, with 31.13% saturation and 70.39% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.3878

Complementary

  1. #bc9ccb
  2. #abcb9c

Split complementary

  1. #bc9ccb
  2. #c2cb9c
  3. #9ccba4

Analogous

  1. #a49ccb
  2. #bc9ccb
  3. #cb9cc2

Triadic

  1. #bc9ccb
  2. #cbbc9c
  3. #9ccbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9ccb
  2. #cb9cab
  3. #abcb9c
  4. #9ccbbc

Square

  1. #bc9ccb
  2. #cba49c
  3. #abcb9c
  4. #9cc2cb

Monochromatic

  1. #734787
  2. #9a6ab1
  3. #bc9ccb
  4. #decee5
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#bc9ccb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9ccb
  2. #a98cb7
  3. #967da2
  4. #846d8e
  5. #715e7a
  6. #5e4e66
  7. #4b3e51
  8. #382f3d
  9. #261f29
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9ccb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9ccb
  2. #c3a6d0
  3. #c9b0d5
  4. #d0badb
  5. #d7c4e0
  6. #decee5
  7. #e4d7ea
  8. #ebe1ef
  9. #f2ebf5
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9ccb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9ccb
  2. #b699c4
  3. #b096bc
  4. #aa94b5
  5. #a491ad
  6. #9e8ea6
  7. #988b9e
  8. #928897
  9. #8c868f
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a3b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a5cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca8c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a2cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa3ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9ccb {
  color: #bc9ccb;
}
Background
.bg-bc9ccb {
  background-color: #bc9ccb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9ccb {
  border: 2px solid #bc9ccb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9ccb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 156 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 31% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9ccb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9ccb, #cb9cc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9ccb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 156 203 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.74 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.90 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.78 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.29 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.83 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.77 #436334 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc9ccb  rgb(188, 156, 203)  hsl(281, 31%, 70%)  Wisteria
#abcb9c  rgb(171, 203, 156)  hsl(101, 31%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#cbbc9c  rgb(203, 188, 156)  hsl(41, 31%, 70%)  Tan
#9ccbbc  rgb(156, 203, 188)  hsl(161, 31%, 70%)  Opal