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#BD9EE2

#bd9ee2 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bd9ee2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 61.96% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.37% cyan, 30.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 267.35°, with 53.97% saturation and 75.29% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.4076

Complementary

  1. #bd9ee2
  2. #c3e29e

Split complementary

  1. #bd9ee2
  2. #e2df9e
  3. #a1e29e

Analogous

  1. #9ea1e2
  2. #bd9ee2
  3. #df9ee2

Triadic

  1. #bd9ee2
  2. #e2bd9e
  3. #9ee2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9ee2
  2. #e29ec3
  3. #c3e29e
  4. #9ee2bd

Square

  1. #bd9ee2
  2. #e29ea1
  3. #c3e29e
  4. #9ee2df

Monochromatic

  1. #6e35b2
  2. #9563d0
  3. #bd9ee2
  4. #e5d9f4
  5. #f4effa

Shades

#bd9ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9ee2
  2. #aa8ecb
  3. #977eb5
  4. #846f9e
  5. #715f88
  6. #5f4f71
  7. #4c3f5a
  8. #392f44
  9. #26202d
  10. #131017
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9ee2
  2. #c4a8e5
  3. #cab1e8
  4. #d1bbeb
  5. #d7c5ee
  6. #decff1
  7. #e5d8f3
  8. #ebe2f6
  9. #f2ecf9
  10. #f8f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9ee2
  2. #b79bd8
  3. #b198ce
  4. #ab95c5
  5. #a592bb
  6. #9f8fb1
  7. #988ca7
  8. #92899d
  9. #8c8694
  10. #86838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a6c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91aae5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97abe0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8a8b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a5e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a6e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baa4c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9ee2 {
  color: #bd9ee2;
}
Background
.bg-bd9ee2 {
  background-color: #bd9ee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #bd9ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 158 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 54% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9ee2, #df9ee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 158 226 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.75 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.02 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.59 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.89 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.46 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.94 #42611d Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bd9ee2  rgb(189, 158, 226)  hsl(267, 54%, 75%)  Wisteria
#c3e29e  rgb(195, 226, 158)  hsl(87, 54%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e2bd9e  rgb(226, 189, 158)  hsl(27, 54%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#9ee2bd  rgb(158, 226, 189)  hsl(147, 54%, 75%)  Seafoam Green