Wisteria (#C9A0DC)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.20:1 — vs black: 9.55:1

Color values

  • HEX #C9A0DC
  • RGB rgb(201, 160, 220)
  • HSL hsl(281, 46%, 74%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 9, 27, 0, 14 )
  • Websafe #CC99CC
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Tags

Mood

Romantic (190)

Style

No tags yet.

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9A0DC based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Wisteria
#C9A0DC Base
#B3DCA0
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Wisteria
#C9A0DC Base
#ABA0DC
#DCA0D1
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Wisteria
#C9A0DC Base
#DCC9A0
#A0DCC9
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Wisteria
#C9A0DC Base
#D1DCA0
#A0DCAB
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Wisteria
#C9A0DC Base
#DCABA0
#B3DCA0
#A0D1DC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Wisteria
#C9A0DC Base
#853DA6
#A968C7
#B882D1
#DABEE7
#E9D8F1
#F4ECF8
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Wisteria, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0F0713
— #381A46
— #622D7A
— #8B40AE
— #AC6CC9
Wisteria #C9A0DC Base
— #D2AFE2
— #DABFE7
— #E3CEED
— #ECDDF3
— #F4ECF8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C9A0DC. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C9A0DC;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C9A0DC;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C9A0DC;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C9A0DC,
        #B3DCA0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C9A0DC,
        #B3DCA0
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$wisteria: #C9A0DC;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$wisteria-r: 201;
$wisteria-g: 160;
$wisteria-b: 220;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $wisteria;
    color: rgba($wisteria-r, $wisteria-g, $wisteria-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Wisteria appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C9A0DC How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #ADADDB Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A5A5DC Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C1A9A9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #AFAFAF Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Wisteria ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Wisteria #C9A0DC Base
Bright Ube #D19FE8 ΔE 2.78
Light Grayish Magenta #CC99CC ΔE 4.10
Plum #DDA0DD ΔE 4.39
Lenurple #BA93D8 ΔE 4.40

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.