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#CD9CE2

#cd9ce2 ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cd9ce2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 61.18% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.29% cyan, 30.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 54.69% saturation and 74.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.4225

Complementary

  1. #cd9ce2
  2. #b1e29c

Split complementary

  1. #cd9ce2
  2. #d4e29c
  3. #9ce2aa

Analogous

  1. #aa9ce2
  2. #cd9ce2
  3. #e29cd4

Triadic

  1. #cd9ce2
  2. #e2cd9c
  3. #9ce2cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9ce2
  2. #e29cb1
  3. #b1e29c
  4. #9ce2cd

Square

  1. #cd9ce2
  2. #e2aa9c
  3. #b1e29c
  4. #9cd4e2

Monochromatic

  1. #8c34b1
  2. #af61d1
  3. #cd9ce2
  4. #ebd7f3
  5. #f7effa

Shades

#cd9ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9ce2
  2. #b98ccb
  3. #a47db5
  4. #906d9e
  5. #7b5e88
  6. #674e71
  7. #523e5a
  8. #3e2f44
  9. #291f2d
  10. #151017
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9ce2
  2. #d2a6e5
  3. #d7b0e8
  4. #dcbaeb
  5. #e1c4ee
  6. #e6cef1
  7. #ebd7f3
  8. #f0e1f6
  9. #f5ebf9
  10. #faf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9ce2
  2. #c599d8
  3. #be96ce
  4. #b694c5
  5. #ae91bb
  6. #a78eb1
  7. #9f8ba7
  8. #97889d
  9. #8f8694
  10. #88838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bba7c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92abe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9dafe0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada5e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a8e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cda1c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9ce2 {
  color: #cd9ce2;
}
Background
.bg-cd9ce2 {
  background-color: #cd9ce2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 156 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 55% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9ce2, #e29cd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 156 226 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 2.20 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.33 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.48 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.00 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.86 #32631d Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Wisteria
#cd9ce2  rgb(205, 156, 226)  hsl(282, 55%, 75%)  Wisteria
#b1e29c  rgb(177, 226, 156)  hsl(102, 55%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e2cd9c  rgb(226, 205, 156)  hsl(42, 55%, 75%)  Wheat
#9ce2cd  rgb(156, 226, 205)  hsl(162, 55%, 75%)  Magic Mint