ColorTool
Log in
#C992EB

#c992eb ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#c992eb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 57.25% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.47% cyan, 37.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 277.08°, with 68.99% saturation and 74.71% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc99ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3897

Complementary

  1. #c992eb
  2. #b4eb92

Split complementary

  1. #c992eb
  2. #e1eb92
  3. #92eb9d

Analogous

  1. #9d92eb
  2. #c992eb
  3. #eb92e1

Triadic

  1. #c992eb
  2. #ebc992
  3. #92ebc9

Tetradic

  1. #c992eb
  2. #eb92b4
  3. #b4eb92
  4. #92ebc9

Square

  1. #c992eb
  2. #eb9d92
  3. #b4eb92
  4. #92e1eb

Monochromatic

  1. #8523c1
  2. #a951df
  3. #c992eb
  4. #e9d3f7
  5. #f6eefc

Shades

#c992eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c992eb
  2. #b583d4
  3. #a175bc
  4. #8d66a5
  5. #79588d
  6. #654976
  7. #503a5e
  8. #3c2c47
  9. #281d2f
  10. #140f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c992eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c992eb
  2. #ce9ded
  3. #d4a8ef
  4. #d9b3f1
  5. #dfbef3
  6. #e4c9f5
  7. #e9d3f7
  8. #efdef9
  9. #f4e9fb
  10. #faf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c992eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c992eb
  2. #c290e0
  3. #ba8ed6
  4. #b38dcb
  5. #ac8bc0
  6. #a589b6
  7. #9d87ab
  8. #9685a0
  9. #8f8495
  10. #87828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b69fc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81a5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea9e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69fb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a39eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a0e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c79acc ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-c992eb {
  color: #c992eb;
}
Background
.bg-c992eb {
  background-color: #c992eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c992eb {
  border: 2px solid #c992eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c992eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 146 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 69% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c992eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c992eb, #eb92e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c992eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 146 235 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.95 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.98 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.58 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.62 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.67 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.20 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.19 #366d14 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#c992eb  rgb(201, 146, 235)  hsl(277, 69%, 75%)  Wisteria
#b4eb92  rgb(180, 235, 146)  hsl(97, 69%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ebc992  rgb(235, 201, 146)  hsl(37, 69%, 75%)  Sunset
#92ebc9  rgb(146, 235, 201)  hsl(157, 69%, 75%)  Magic Mint