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#BF9BCC

#bf9bcc ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bf9bcc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 60.78% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.37% cyan, 24.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 284.08°, with 32.45% saturation and 70.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3888

Complementary

  1. #bf9bcc
  2. #a8cc9b

Split complementary

  1. #bf9bcc
  2. #c0cc9b
  3. #9bcca6

Analogous

  1. #a69bcc
  2. #bf9bcc
  3. #cc9bc0

Triadic

  1. #bf9bcc
  2. #ccbf9b
  3. #9bccbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9bcc
  2. #cc9ba8
  3. #a8cc9b
  4. #9bccbf

Square

  1. #bf9bcc
  2. #cca69b
  3. #a8cc9b
  4. #9bc0cc

Monochromatic

  1. #774688
  2. #9f68b2
  3. #bf9bcc
  4. #dfcee6
  5. #f6f1f8

Shades

#bf9bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9bcc
  2. #ac8cb8
  3. #997ca3
  4. #866d8f
  5. #735d7a
  6. #604e66
  7. #4c3e52
  8. #392f3d
  9. #261f29
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9bcc
  2. #c5a5d1
  3. #ccafd6
  4. #d2b9db
  5. #d9c3e0
  6. #dfcde6
  7. #e5d7eb
  8. #ece1f0
  9. #f2ebf5
  10. #f9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9bcc
  2. #b998c4
  3. #b296bd
  4. #ac93b5
  5. #a690ae
  6. #a08ea6
  7. #998b9e
  8. #938897
  9. #8d858f
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a3b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a5ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da9ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfa0ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a1cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca3cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf9eba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9bcc {
  color: #bf9bcc;
}
Background
.bg-bf9bcc {
  background-color: #bf9bcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9bcc {
  border: 2px solid #bf9bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 155 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9bcc, #cc9bc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 155 204 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.24 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.82 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.00 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.92 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.48 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.55 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.78 #406433 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bf9bcc  rgb(191, 155, 204)  hsl(284, 32%, 70%)  Wisteria
#a8cc9b  rgb(168, 204, 155)  hsl(104, 32%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#ccbf9b  rgb(204, 191, 155)  hsl(44, 32%, 70%)  Ecru
#9bccbf  rgb(155, 204, 191)  hsl(164, 32%, 70%)  Opal