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#C38ECD

#c38ecd ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c38ecd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 55.69% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.88% cyan, 30.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 290.48°, with 38.65% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3536

Complementary

  1. #c38ecd
  2. #98cd8e

Split complementary

  1. #c38ecd
  2. #b7cd8e
  3. #8ecda4

Analogous

  1. #a48ecd
  2. #c38ecd
  3. #cd8eb7

Triadic

  1. #c38ecd
  2. #cdc38e
  3. #8ecdc3

Tetradic

  1. #c38ecd
  2. #cd8e98
  3. #98cd8e
  4. #8ecdc3

Square

  1. #c38ecd
  2. #cda48e
  3. #98cd8e
  4. #8eb7cd

Monochromatic

  1. #7b3c86
  2. #a759b6
  3. #c38ecd
  4. #dfc3e4
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#c38ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c38ecd
  2. #b080b9
  3. #9c72a4
  4. #896390
  5. #75557b
  6. #624767
  7. #4e3952
  8. #3b2b3e
  9. #271c29
  10. #140e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#c38ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c38ecd
  2. #c999d2
  3. #cfa5d7
  4. #d5b0dc
  5. #dbbbe1
  6. #e1c7e6
  7. #e7d2eb
  8. #edddf0
  9. #f3e8f5
  10. #f9f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c38ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c38ecd
  2. #bc8dc5
  3. #b68bbe
  4. #af8ab6
  5. #a888ae
  6. #a287a7
  7. #9b869f
  8. #948497
  9. #8d838f
  10. #878188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af99b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #879dcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a2cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c595a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a397ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c492b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c38ecd {
  color: #c38ecd;
}
Background
.bg-c38ecd {
  background-color: #c38ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c38ecd {
  border: 2px solid #c38ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c38ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 142 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 39% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c38ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c38ecd, #cd8eb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c38ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 142 205 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.89 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.33 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.46 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.63 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.01 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.46 #3c7132 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c38ecd  rgb(195, 142, 205)  hsl(290, 39%, 68%)  Wisteria
#98cd8e  rgb(152, 205, 142)  hsl(110, 39%, 68%)  Pistachio
#cdc38e  rgb(205, 195, 142)  hsl(50, 39%, 68%)  Sage
#8ecdc3  rgb(142, 205, 195)  hsl(170, 39%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise