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#BCB0DB

#bcb0db ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcb0db is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.02% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 19.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 256.74°, with 37.39% saturation and 77.45% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.4686

Complementary

  1. #bcb0db
  2. #cfdbb0

Split complementary

  1. #bcb0db
  2. #dbd1b0
  3. #badbb0

Analogous

  1. #b0badb
  2. #bcb0db
  3. #d1b0db

Triadic

  1. #bcb0db
  2. #dbbcb0
  3. #b0dbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb0db
  2. #dbb0cf
  3. #cfdbb0
  4. #b0dbbc

Square

  1. #bcb0db
  2. #dbb0ba
  3. #cfdbb0
  4. #b0dbd1

Monochromatic

  1. #654ca6
  2. #8f7bc3
  3. #bcb0db
  4. #e9e5f3
  5. #f3f1f9

Shades

#bcb0db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb0db
  2. #a99ec5
  3. #968daf
  4. #847b99
  5. #716a83
  6. #5e586e
  7. #4b4658
  8. #383542
  9. #26232c
  10. #131216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb0db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb0db
  2. #c3b8df
  3. #c9c0e2
  4. #d0c8e6
  5. #d7d0e9
  6. #ded8ed
  7. #e4dff1
  8. #ebe7f4
  9. #f2eff8
  10. #f8f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb0db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb0db
  2. #b6abd2
  3. #b0a6c9
  4. #aaa2c0
  5. #a49db7
  6. #9e98ae
  7. #9893a4
  8. #928e9b
  9. #8c8a92
  10. #868589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b4c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b6da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7b6be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b4dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b3da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9b4cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb0db {
  color: #bcb0db;
}
Background
.bg-bcb0db {
  background-color: #bcb0db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb0db {
  border: 2px solid #bcb0db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb0db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 176 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 37% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb0db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb0db, #d1b0db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb0db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 176 219 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.53 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.06 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.07 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.43 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.45 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.67 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.73 #434f24 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bcb0db  rgb(188, 176, 219)  hsl(257, 37%, 77%)  Wisteria
#cfdbb0  rgb(207, 219, 176)  hsl(77, 37%, 77%)  Tea Green
#dbbcb0  rgb(219, 188, 176)  hsl(17, 37%, 77%)  Zinnwaldite
#b0dbbc  rgb(176, 219, 188)  hsl(137, 37%, 77%)  Seafoam Green