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#BF99D4

#bf99d4 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bf99d4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 60% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.91% cyan, 27.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 278.64°, with 40.69% saturation and 71.57% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3861

Complementary

  1. #bf99d4
  2. #aed499

Split complementary

  1. #bf99d4
  2. #ccd499
  3. #99d4a2

Analogous

  1. #a299d4
  2. #bf99d4
  3. #d499cc

Triadic

  1. #bf99d4
  2. #d4bf99
  3. #99d4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf99d4
  2. #d499ae
  3. #aed499
  4. #99d4bf

Square

  1. #bf99d4
  2. #d4a299
  3. #aed499
  4. #99ccd4

Monochromatic

  1. #763f95
  2. #9d63bd
  3. #bf99d4
  4. #e1cfeb
  5. #f6f1f9

Shades

#bf99d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf99d4
  2. #ac8abf
  3. #997aaa
  4. #866b94
  5. #735c7f
  6. #604d6a
  7. #4c3d55
  8. #392e40
  9. #261f2a
  10. #130f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf99d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf99d4
  2. #c5a3d8
  3. #ccaddd
  4. #d2b8e1
  5. #d9c2e5
  6. #dfccea
  7. #e5d6ee
  8. #ece0f2
  9. #f2ebf6
  10. #f9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf99d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf99d4
  2. #b997cc
  3. #b294c3
  4. #ac92bb
  5. #a68fb2
  6. #a08daa
  7. #998aa2
  8. #938899
  9. #8d8591
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a2bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a5d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a8d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bea0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a0d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a2d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be9dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf99d4 {
  color: #bf99d4;
}
Background
.bg-bf99d4 {
  background-color: #bf99d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf99d4 {
  border: 2px solid #bf99d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf99d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 153 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 41% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf99d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf99d4, #d499cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf99d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 153 212 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 2.31 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.05 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.33 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.84 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.99 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.08 #40662b Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bf99d4  rgb(191, 153, 212)  hsl(279, 41%, 72%)  Wisteria
#aed499  rgb(174, 212, 153)  hsl(99, 41%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d4bf99  rgb(212, 191, 153)  hsl(39, 41%, 72%)  Tan
#99d4bf  rgb(153, 212, 191)  hsl(159, 41%, 72%)  Seafoam Green