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#BCA4E0

#bca4e0 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bca4e0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 64.31% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.07% cyan, 26.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 49.18% saturation and 76.08% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.4262

Complementary

  1. #bca4e0
  2. #c8e0a4

Split complementary

  1. #bca4e0
  2. #e0daa4
  3. #aae0a4

Analogous

  1. #a4aae0
  2. #bca4e0
  3. #daa4e0

Triadic

  1. #bca4e0
  2. #e0bca4
  3. #a4e0bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca4e0
  2. #e0a4c8
  3. #c8e0a4
  4. #a4e0bc

Square

  1. #bca4e0
  2. #e0a4aa
  3. #c8e0a4
  4. #a4e0da

Monochromatic

  1. #6a3caf
  2. #926bcd
  3. #bca4e0
  4. #e6ddf3
  5. #f4f0fa

Shades

#bca4e0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca4e0
  2. #a994ca
  3. #9683b3
  4. #84739d
  5. #716286
  6. #5e5270
  7. #4b425a
  8. #383143
  9. #26212d
  10. #131016
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca4e0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca4e0
  2. #c3ade3
  3. #c9b6e6
  4. #d0bfe9
  5. #d7c8ec
  6. #ded2f0
  7. #e4dbf3
  8. #ebe4f6
  9. #f2edf9
  10. #f8f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca4e0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca4e0
  2. #b6a0d6
  3. #b09dcd
  4. #aa99c3
  5. #a496ba
  6. #9e92b0
  7. #988ea6
  8. #928b9d
  9. #8c8793
  10. #86848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4aac4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98aee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9caede ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6adb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8aae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaaadf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9a9ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca4e0 {
  color: #bca4e0;
}
Background
.bg-bca4e0 {
  background-color: #bca4e0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca4e0 {
  border: 2px solid #bca4e0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca4e0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 164 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 49% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca4e0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca4e0, #daa4e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca4e0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 164 224 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.10 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.27 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.83 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.36 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.31 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.68 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.75 #435b1f Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bca4e0  rgb(188, 164, 224)  hsl(264, 49%, 76%)  Wisteria
#c8e0a4  rgb(200, 224, 164)  hsl(84, 49%, 76%)  Tea Green
#e0bca4  rgb(224, 188, 164)  hsl(24, 49%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#a4e0bc  rgb(164, 224, 188)  hsl(144, 49%, 76%)  Seafoam Green