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#B8A5E3 Wisteria

#B8A5E3 is Wisteria.

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#B8A5E3

Wisteria

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #B8A5E3?

HEX
#B8A5E3
RGB
rgb(184, 165, 227)
HSL
hsl(258, 53%, 77%)
OKLCH
oklch(76.0% 0.090 298)
CMYK
19, 27, 0, 11

#B8A5E3 has a contrast ratio of 2.20:1 against white and 9.53:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #B8A5E3
#B8A5E3
Same color
White
2.2Fail
Near-black
7.9AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #B8A5E3 · 7.9:1

Tints and shades of #B8A5E3

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F6F3FF
  2. #DBCCFF
  3. #B8A5E3
  4. #9F8DC9
  5. #8270AA
  6. #67548C
  7. #4C396F
  8. #332053
  9. #1D0638

Colors that go with #B8A5E3

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Wisteria, #B8A5E3 and Cyan Blue, #67AFD0 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --wisteria-1: #B8A5E3; /* Wisteria */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #B8A5E3

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (12)

Gradients (3)

Mesh gradients (3)