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#BF9FD4

#bf9fd4 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bf9fd4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 62.35% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.91% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 276.23°, with 38.13% saturation and 72.75% 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.4063

Complementary

  1. #bf9fd4
  2. #b4d49f

Split complementary

  1. #bf9fd4
  2. #cfd49f
  3. #9fd4a5

Analogous

  1. #a59fd4
  2. #bf9fd4
  3. #d49fcf

Triadic

  1. #bf9fd4
  2. #d4bf9f
  3. #9fd4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9fd4
  2. #d49fb4
  3. #b4d49f
  4. #9fd4bf

Square

  1. #bf9fd4
  2. #d4a59f
  3. #b4d49f
  4. #9fcfd4

Monochromatic

  1. #764397
  2. #9c6abc
  3. #bf9fd4
  4. #e2d4ec
  5. #f6f1f9

Shades

#bf9fd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9fd4
  2. #ac8fbf
  3. #997faa
  4. #866f94
  5. #735f7f
  6. #60506a
  7. #4c4055
  8. #393040
  9. #26202a
  10. #131015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9fd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9fd4
  2. #c5a9d8
  3. #ccb2dd
  4. #d2bce1
  5. #d9c5e5
  6. #dfcfea
  7. #e5d9ee
  8. #ece2f2
  9. #f2ecf6
  10. #f9f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9fd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9fd4
  2. #b99ccc
  3. #b299c3
  4. #ac96bb
  5. #a693b2
  6. #a090aa
  7. #998ca2
  8. #938999
  9. #8d8691
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a6bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a9d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eacd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bda6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a5d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca7d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea3c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9fd4 {
  color: #bf9fd4;
}
Background
.bg-bf9fd4 {
  background-color: #bf9fd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9fd4 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9fd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9fd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 159 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 38% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9fd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9fd4, #d49fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9fd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 159 212 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 2.35 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.96 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.30 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.18 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.75 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.67 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.97 #40602b Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bf9fd4  rgb(191, 159, 212)  hsl(276, 38%, 73%)  Wisteria
#b4d49f  rgb(180, 212, 159)  hsl(96, 38%, 73%)  Celadon
#d4bf9f  rgb(212, 191, 159)  hsl(36, 38%, 73%)  Tan
#9fd4bf  rgb(159, 212, 191)  hsl(156, 38%, 73%)  Seafoam Green