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#BDA5DC

#bda5dc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bda5dc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 64.71% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.09% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 266.18°, with 44% saturation and 75.49% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.429

Complementary

  1. #bda5dc
  2. #c4dca5

Split complementary

  1. #bda5dc
  2. #dcd8a5
  3. #a9dca5

Analogous

  1. #a5a9dc
  2. #bda5dc
  3. #d8a5dc

Triadic

  1. #bda5dc
  2. #dcbda5
  3. #a5dcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda5dc
  2. #dca5c4
  3. #c4dca5
  4. #a5dcbd

Square

  1. #bda5dc
  2. #dca5a9
  3. #c4dca5
  4. #a5dcd8

Monochromatic

  1. #6e41a7
  2. #956ec7
  3. #bda5dc
  4. #e5dcf1
  5. #f4f0f9

Shades

#bda5dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda5dc
  2. #aa95c6
  3. #9784b0
  4. #84749a
  5. #716384
  6. #5f536e
  7. #4c4258
  8. #393242
  9. #26212c
  10. #131116
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda5dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda5dc
  2. #c4aee0
  3. #cab7e3
  4. #d1c0e7
  5. #d7c9ea
  6. #ded2ee
  7. #e5dbf1
  8. #ebe4f5
  9. #f2edf8
  10. #f8f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda5dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda5dc
  2. #b7a1d3
  3. #b19eca
  4. #ab9ac0
  5. #a596b7
  6. #9f93ae
  7. #988fa5
  8. #928b9c
  9. #8c8792
  10. #868489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5abc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fafda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8adb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaabdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acabdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baaac7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda5dc {
  color: #bda5dc;
}
Background
.bg-bda5dc {
  background-color: #bda5dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda5dc {
  border: 2px solid #bda5dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda5dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 165 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 44% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda5dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda5dc, #d8a5dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda5dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 165 220 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.79 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.74 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.58 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.96 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.59 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.62 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.80 #425a23 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bda5dc  rgb(189, 165, 220)  hsl(266, 44%, 75%)  Wisteria
#c4dca5  rgb(196, 220, 165)  hsl(86, 44%, 75%)  Tea Green
#dcbda5  rgb(220, 189, 165)  hsl(26, 44%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#a5dcbd  rgb(165, 220, 189)  hsl(146, 44%, 75%)  Seafoam Green