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#C99FFF Wisteria

The nearest named color to #C99FFF is Wisteria (#C9A0DC).

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#C99FFF

Wisteria

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #C99FFF?

HEX
#C99FFF
RGB
rgb(201, 159, 255)
HSL
hsl(266, 100%, 81%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.7% 0.140 303)
CMYK
21, 38, 0, 0

#C99FFF has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 against white and 9.89:1 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 → #C99FFF
#C99FFF
Same color
White
2.1Fail
Near-black
8.2AAA

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 #C99FFF · 8.2:1

Tints and shades of #C99FFF

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F7F3FF
  2. #E0CAFF
  3. #C99FFF
  4. #AB81DF
  5. #8D64BF
  6. #7148A0
  7. #562B81
  8. #3D0C64
  9. #21003C

Colors that go with #C99FFF

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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, #C99FFF and Deep Sky Blue, #4DB1FF become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --wisteria-1: #C99FFF; /* Wisteria */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #C99FFF

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

Palettes (5)

Gradients (4)

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