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#CB9CD6

#cb9cd6 ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cb9cd6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 61.18% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.14% cyan, 27.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 288.62°, with 41.43% saturation and 72.55% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.4133

Complementary

  1. #cb9cd6
  2. #a7d69c

Split complementary

  1. #cb9cd6
  2. #c4d69c
  3. #9cd6ae

Analogous

  1. #ae9cd6
  2. #cb9cd6
  3. #d69cc4

Triadic

  1. #cb9cd6
  2. #d6cb9c
  3. #9cd6cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb9cd6
  2. #d69ca7
  3. #a7d69c
  4. #9cd6cb

Square

  1. #cb9cd6
  2. #d6ae9c
  3. #a7d69c
  4. #9cc4d6

Monochromatic

  1. #884099
  2. #af66c0
  3. #cb9cd6
  4. #e7d2ec
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#cb9cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb9cd6
  2. #b78cc1
  3. #a27dab
  4. #8e6d96
  5. #7a5e80
  6. #664e6b
  7. #513e56
  8. #3d2f40
  9. #291f2b
  10. #141015
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb9cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb9cd6
  2. #d0a6da
  3. #d5b0de
  4. #dbbae2
  5. #e0c4e6
  6. #e5ceeb
  7. #ead7ef
  8. #efe1f3
  9. #f5ebf7
  10. #faf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb9cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb9cd6
  2. #c499cd
  3. #bc96c5
  4. #b594bc
  5. #ad91b4
  6. #a68eab
  7. #9e8ba2
  8. #97889a
  9. #8f8691
  10. #888389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a6be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a9d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0aed4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca2b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea4d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a7d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cca0c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb9cd6 {
  color: #cb9cd6;
}
Background
.bg-cb9cd6 {
  background-color: #cb9cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb9cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #cb9cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb9cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 156 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 41% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb9cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb9cd6, #d69cc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb9cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 156 214 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 1.79 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.98 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.47 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.92 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.25 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.32 #346329 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Wisteria
#cb9cd6  rgb(203, 156, 214)  hsl(289, 41%, 73%)  Wisteria
#a7d69c  rgb(167, 214, 156)  hsl(109, 41%, 73%)  Celadon
#d6cb9c  rgb(214, 203, 156)  hsl(49, 41%, 73%)  Sage
#9cd6cb  rgb(156, 214, 203)  hsl(169, 41%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise