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#c4a8dc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c4a8dc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 65.88% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.91% cyan, 23.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 272.31°, with 42.62% saturation and 76.08% 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 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.4491

Complementary

  1. #c4a8dc
  2. #c0dca8

Split complementary

  1. #c4a8dc
  2. #dadca8
  3. #a8dcaa

Analogous

  1. #aaa8dc
  2. #c4a8dc
  3. #dca8da

Triadic

  1. #c4a8dc
  2. #dcc4a8
  3. #a8dcc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4a8dc
  2. #dca8c0
  3. #c0dca8
  4. #a8dcc4

Square

  1. #c4a8dc
  2. #dcaaa8
  3. #c0dca8
  4. #a8dadc

Monochromatic

  1. #7943a8
  2. #9f71c6
  3. #c4a8dc
  4. #e9dff2
  5. #f5f0f9

Shades

#c4a8dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4a8dc
  2. #b097c6
  3. #9d86b0
  4. #89769a
  5. #766584
  6. #62546e
  7. #4e4358
  8. #3b3242
  9. #27222c
  10. #141116
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4a8dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4a8dc
  2. #cab1e0
  3. #d0b9e3
  4. #d6c2e7
  5. #dccbea
  6. #e2d4ee
  7. #e7dcf1
  8. #ede5f5
  9. #f3eef8
  10. #f9f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4a8dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4a8dc
  2. #bda4d3
  3. #b6a0ca
  4. #b09cc0
  5. #a998b7
  6. #a294ae
  7. #9b90a5
  8. #948c9c
  9. #8e8892
  10. #878489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baafc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b1de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5b3da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1afba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaedd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2afdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2acc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4a8dc {
  color: #c4a8dc;
}
Background
.bg-c4a8dc {
  background-color: #c4a8dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4a8dc {
  border: 2px solid #c4a8dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4a8dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 168 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 43% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4a8dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4a8dc, #dca8da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4a8dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 168 220 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.18 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.43 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.73 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.03 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.17 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.42 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.88 #3b5723 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c4a8dc  rgb(196, 168, 220)  hsl(272, 43%, 76%)  Wisteria
#c0dca8  rgb(192, 220, 168)  hsl(92, 43%, 76%)  Tea Green
#dcc4a8  rgb(220, 196, 168)  hsl(32, 43%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#a8dcc4  rgb(168, 220, 196)  hsl(152, 43%, 76%)  Seafoam Green