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#CB9BE4

#cb9be4 ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cb9be4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 60.78% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.96% cyan, 32.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 279.45°, with 57.48% saturation and 75.1% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.4174

Complementary

  1. #cb9be4
  2. #b4e49b

Split complementary

  1. #cb9be4
  2. #d9e49b
  3. #9be4a7

Analogous

  1. #a79be4
  2. #cb9be4
  3. #e49bd9

Triadic

  1. #cb9be4
  2. #e4cb9b
  3. #9be4cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb9be4
  2. #e49bb4
  3. #b4e49b
  4. #9be4cb

Square

  1. #cb9be4
  2. #e4a79b
  3. #b4e49b
  4. #9bd9e4

Monochromatic

  1. #8831b5
  2. #ac5fd4
  3. #cb9be4
  4. #ead7f4
  5. #f7effb

Shades

#cb9be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb9be4
  2. #b78ccd
  3. #a27cb6
  4. #8e6da0
  5. #7a5d89
  6. #664e72
  7. #513e5b
  8. #3d2f44
  9. #291f2e
  10. #141017
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb9be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb9be4
  2. #d0a5e7
  3. #d5afe9
  4. #dbb9ec
  5. #e0c3ef
  6. #e5cdf2
  7. #ead7f4
  8. #efe1f7
  9. #f5ebfa
  10. #faf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb9be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb9be4
  2. #c498da
  3. #bc96d0
  4. #b593c6
  5. #ad90bc
  6. #a68eb2
  7. #9e8ba8
  8. #97889e
  9. #8f8594
  10. #88838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baa6c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90aae7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aaee2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba4e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a7e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caa1ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb9be4 {
  color: #cb9be4;
}
Background
.bg-cb9be4 {
  background-color: #cb9be4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb9be4 {
  border: 2px solid #cb9be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb9be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 155 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 57% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb9be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb9be4, #e49bd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb9be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 155 228 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 2.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.12 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.86 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.16 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.43 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.80 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.79 #34641b Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Wisteria
#cb9be4  rgb(203, 155, 228)  hsl(279, 57%, 75%)  Wisteria
#b4e49b  rgb(180, 228, 155)  hsl(99, 57%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e4cb9b  rgb(228, 203, 155)  hsl(39, 57%, 75%)  Wheat
#9be4cb  rgb(155, 228, 203)  hsl(159, 57%, 75%)  Magic Mint