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#BF9CD3

#bf9cd3 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bf9cd3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 61.18% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.48% cyan, 26.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 278.18°, with 38.46% saturation and 71.96% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3956

Complementary

  1. #bf9cd3
  2. #b0d39c

Split complementary

  1. #bf9cd3
  2. #cbd39c
  3. #9cd3a3

Analogous

  1. #a39cd3
  2. #bf9cd3
  3. #d39ccb

Triadic

  1. #bf9cd3
  2. #d3bf9c
  3. #9cd3bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9cd3
  2. #d39cb0
  3. #b0d39c
  4. #9cd3bf

Square

  1. #bf9cd3
  2. #d3a39c
  3. #b0d39c
  4. #9ccbd3

Monochromatic

  1. #764294
  2. #9d67bb
  3. #bf9cd3
  4. #e1d1eb
  5. #f6f1f9

Shades

#bf9cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9cd3
  2. #ac8cbe
  3. #997da9
  4. #866d94
  5. #735e7f
  6. #604e6a
  7. #4c3e54
  8. #392f3f
  9. #261f2a
  10. #131015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9cd3
  2. #c5a6d7
  3. #ccb0dc
  4. #d2bae0
  5. #d9c4e5
  6. #dfcee9
  7. #e5d7ed
  8. #ece1f2
  9. #f2ebf6
  10. #f9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9cd3
  2. #b999cb
  3. #b296c2
  4. #ac94ba
  5. #a691b2
  6. #a08eaa
  7. #998ba1
  8. #938899
  9. #8d8691
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a7d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9baad1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bea3af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a3d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba4d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea0bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9cd3 {
  color: #bf9cd3;
}
Background
.bg-bf9cd3 {
  background-color: #bf9cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 156 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 38% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9cd3, #d39ccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 156 211 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 2.18 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.22 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.03 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.33 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.89 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.72 #40632c Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bf9cd3  rgb(191, 156, 211)  hsl(278, 38%, 72%)  Wisteria
#b0d39c  rgb(176, 211, 156)  hsl(98, 38%, 72%)  Celadon
#d3bf9c  rgb(211, 191, 156)  hsl(38, 38%, 72%)  Tan
#9cd3bf  rgb(156, 211, 191)  hsl(158, 38%, 72%)  Seafoam Green