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#C196EC

#c196ec ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c196ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 58.82% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.22% cyan, 36.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 69.35% saturation and 75.69% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.3921

Complementary

  1. #c196ec
  2. #c1ec96

Split complementary

  1. #c196ec
  2. #ecec96
  3. #96ec96

Analogous

  1. #9696ec
  2. #c196ec
  3. #ec96ec

Triadic

  1. #c196ec
  2. #ecc196
  3. #96ecc1

Tetradic

  1. #c196ec
  2. #ec96c1
  3. #c1ec96
  4. #96ecc1

Square

  1. #c196ec
  2. #ec9696
  3. #c1ec96
  4. #96ecec

Monochromatic

  1. #7524c5
  2. #9b55e0
  3. #c196ec
  4. #e7d7f8
  5. #f5eefc

Shades

#c196ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c196ec
  2. #ae87d4
  3. #9a78bd
  4. #8769a5
  5. #745a8e
  6. #614b76
  7. #4d3c5e
  8. #3a2d47
  9. #271e2f
  10. #130f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c196ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c196ec
  2. #c7a1ee
  3. #cdabf0
  4. #d4b6f2
  5. #dac0f4
  6. #e0cbf6
  7. #e6d5f7
  8. #ece0f9
  9. #f3eafb
  10. #f9f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c196ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c196ec
  2. #bb94e1
  3. #b492d6
  4. #ae8fcc
  5. #a78dc1
  6. #a18bb6
  7. #9a89ab
  8. #9487a0
  9. #8d8496
  10. #87828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a1c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84a7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da9ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a0ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a1eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd9ece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c196ec {
  color: #c196ec;
}
Background
.bg-c196ec {
  background-color: #c196ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c196ec {
  border: 2px solid #c196ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c196ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 150 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c196ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c196ec, #ec96ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c196ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 150 236 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.90 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.46 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.49 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.67 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.80 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.84 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.18 #3e6913 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c196ec  rgb(193, 150, 236)  hsl(270, 69%, 76%)  Wisteria
#c1ec96  rgb(193, 236, 150)  hsl(90, 69%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ecc196  rgb(236, 193, 150)  hsl(30, 69%, 76%)  Peach Orange
#96ecc1  rgb(150, 236, 193)  hsl(150, 69%, 76%)  Seafoam Green