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#BD9ECE

#bd9ece ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bd9ece is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 61.96% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.25% cyan, 23.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 278.75°, with 32.88% saturation and 71.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.3973

Complementary

  1. #bd9ece
  2. #afce9e

Split complementary

  1. #bd9ece
  2. #c7ce9e
  3. #9ecea5

Analogous

  1. #a59ece
  2. #bd9ece
  3. #ce9ec7

Triadic

  1. #bd9ece
  2. #cebd9e
  3. #9ecebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9ece
  2. #ce9eaf
  3. #afce9e
  4. #9ecebd

Square

  1. #bd9ece
  2. #cea59e
  3. #afce9e
  4. #9ec7ce

Monochromatic

  1. #74478c
  2. #9a6bb4
  3. #bd9ece
  4. #e0d1e8
  5. #f6f1f8

Shades

#bd9ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9ece
  2. #aa8eb9
  3. #977ea5
  4. #846f90
  5. #715f7c
  6. #5f4f67
  7. #4c3f52
  8. #392f3e
  9. #262029
  10. #131015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9ece
  2. #c4a8d3
  3. #cab1d8
  4. #d1bbdd
  5. #d7c5e2
  6. #decfe7
  7. #e5d8eb
  8. #ebe2f0
  9. #f2ecf5
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9ece
  2. #b79bc6
  3. #b198be
  4. #ab95b7
  5. #a592af
  6. #9f8fa7
  7. #988c9f
  8. #928997
  9. #8c8690
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a7d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eaacc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bca4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a4cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba5cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bca1bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9ece {
  color: #bd9ece;
}
Background
.bg-bd9ece {
  background-color: #bd9ece;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9ece {
  border: 2px solid #bd9ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 158 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 33% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9ece, #ce9ec7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 158 206 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.05 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.69 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.54 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.30 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.25 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.50 #426131 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bd9ece  rgb(189, 158, 206)  hsl(279, 33%, 71%)  Wisteria
#afce9e  rgb(175, 206, 158)  hsl(99, 33%, 71%)  Celadon
#cebd9e  rgb(206, 189, 158)  hsl(39, 33%, 71%)  Tan
#9ecebd  rgb(158, 206, 189)  hsl(159, 33%, 71%)  Opal