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#BF9CCC

#bf9ccc ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bf9ccc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 61.18% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.37% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 283.75°, with 32% saturation and 70.59% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3921

Complementary

  1. #bf9ccc
  2. #a9cc9c

Split complementary

  1. #bf9ccc
  2. #c1cc9c
  3. #9ccca7

Analogous

  1. #a79ccc
  2. #bf9ccc
  3. #cc9cc1

Triadic

  1. #bf9ccc
  2. #ccbf9c
  3. #9cccbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9ccc
  2. #cc9ca9
  3. #a9cc9c
  4. #9cccbf

Square

  1. #bf9ccc
  2. #cca79c
  3. #a9cc9c
  4. #9cc1cc

Monochromatic

  1. #774689
  2. #9e6ab2
  3. #bf9ccc
  4. #e0cee6
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#bf9ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9ccc
  2. #ac8cb8
  3. #997da3
  4. #866d8f
  5. #735e7a
  6. #604e66
  7. #4c3e52
  8. #392f3d
  9. #261f29
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9ccc
  2. #c5a6d1
  3. #ccb0d6
  4. #d2badb
  5. #d9c4e0
  6. #dfcee6
  7. #e5d7eb
  8. #ece1f0
  9. #f2ebf5
  10. #f9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9ccc
  2. #b999c4
  3. #b296bd
  4. #ac94b5
  5. #a691ae
  6. #a08ea6
  7. #998b9e
  8. #938897
  9. #8d868f
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a3b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea9ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfa1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a2cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca4cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf9fba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9ccc {
  color: #bf9ccc;
}
Background
.bg-bf9ccc {
  background-color: #bf9ccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9ccc {
  border: 2px solid #bf9ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 156 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 32% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9ccc, #cc9cc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 156 204 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.33 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.60 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.09 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.67 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.50 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.76 #406333 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bf9ccc  rgb(191, 156, 204)  hsl(284, 32%, 71%)  Wisteria
#a9cc9c  rgb(169, 204, 156)  hsl(104, 32%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#ccbf9c  rgb(204, 191, 156)  hsl(44, 32%, 71%)  Ecru
#9cccbf  rgb(156, 204, 191)  hsl(164, 32%, 71%)  Opal