#B496CB
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #B496CB
#B496CB is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 59% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 7.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADCB96 — a matcha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B496CB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B496CB?
#B496CB is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 59% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B496CB?
Use black text. Black on #B496CB has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B496CB?
Its complementary colour is #ADCB96, and analogous partners are #9996CB and #CB96C8.