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Named color

Wisteria

Wisteria is a balanced purple color with HEX #C9A0DC. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 201, 160, 220, HSL 281, 46%, 75%, cool temperature, and is useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents.

#C9A0DC purple cool balanced
HEX #C9A0DC
RGB rgb(201, 160, 220)
HSL hsl(281 46% 75%)
CMYK cmyk(9, 27, 0, 14)
Luminance 0.4273
Contrast Black 9.55:1White 2.2:1

CSS Utilities

--color-wisteria: #C9A0DC;
.bg-wisteria { background-color: #C9A0DC; }
.text-wisteria { color: #C9A0DC; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4273
Black text9.55:1AA Pass
White text2.2:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#C9A0DC",
  "rgb": [
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    160,
    220
  ],
  "hsl": [
    281,
    46,
    75
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    9,
    27,
    0,
    14
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4273,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 2.2
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#B4DDA2",
  "analogous": [
    "#ADA2DD",
    "#DDA2D2"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#DDCAA2",
    "#A2DDCA"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#DDADA2",
    "#B4DDA2",
    "#A2D2DD"
  ],
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    "#D2DDA2",
    "#A2DDAD"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#F0E5F5",
    "#C9A0DC",
    "#A45FC4"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#F0E5F5",
  "dark": "#A45FC4",
  "saturated": "#CF94EB",
  "desaturated": "#C5B0CF",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#E4A8FF"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#B4DDA2",
    "#ADA2DD",
    "#DDA2D2"
  ],
  "avoid": [
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    "#F0E5F5"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#F0E5F5",
    "#C5B0CF"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "lilac",
    "pastel-lilac",
    "heather",
    "pastel-lavender"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
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  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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    "/wcag/wisteria",
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  ],
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      "/harmonies/wisteria",
      "/wcag/wisteria",
      "/css/colors/wisteria",
      "/hex/c9a0dc"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "wisteria",
  "name": "Wisteria",
  "hex": "#C9A0DC",
  "uses": [
    "beauty branding",
    "creative systems",
    "premium accents"
  ],
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      "creativity",
      "depth",
      "softness"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "beauty",
      "wellness",
      "luxury",
      "creative tools"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "strict operational dashboards"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "purple",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
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  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "cool",
    "balanced",
    "beauty-branding",
    "creative-systems",
    "premium-accents",
    "creativity",
    "depth",
    "softness"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
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    160,
    220
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    46,
    75
  ],
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    27,
    0,
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  ],
  "luminance": 0.4273,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 2.2
  },
  "harmonies": {
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    "analogous": [
      "#ADA2DD",
      "#DDA2D2"
    ],
    "triadic": [
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      "#A2DDCA"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#DDADA2",
      "#B4DDA2",
      "#A2D2DD"
    ],
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      "#D2DDA2",
      "#A2DDAD"
    ],
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      "#F0E5F5",
      "#C9A0DC",
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    ]
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    "dark": "#A45FC4",
    "saturated": "#CF94EB",
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    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#E4A8FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-wisteria: #C9A0DC;",
    "utility": ".bg-wisteria { background-color: #C9A0DC; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-wisteria { color: #C9A0DC; }"
  },
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  ],
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    "/css/colors/wisteria",
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
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      "/hex/c9a0dc"
    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#B4DDA2",
      "#ADA2DD",
      "#DDA2D2"
    ],
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      "#C5B0CF",
      "#F0E5F5"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#F0E5F5",
      "#C5B0CF"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Wisteria Color

Wisteria sits in the purple family with cool temperature and balanced visual character. Wisteria is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include creativity, depth, and softness, which makes it relevant for beauty and wellness. In design work, Wisteria is most useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Purple color familyBrowse named purple colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Wisteria accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #C9A0DC.Wisteria CSS utilitiesUse Wisteria in CSS variables and utility classes.#C9A0DC HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Wisteria paletteOpen the generated palette based on Wisteria.Wisteria harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Wisteria against black and white text.

Black text9.55:1AA Pass
White text2.2:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Plum#DDA0DD
Lilac#C8A2C8
Pastel Lilac#BDB0D0
Heather#B7A1C7
Pastel Lavender#D8BFD8

Color Harmonies

#B4DDA2#B4DDA2
#ADA2DD#ADA2DD
#DDA2D2#DDA2D2
#DDCAA2#DDCAA2
#A2DDCA#A2DDCA
Open full Wisteria harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F0E5F5#F0E5F5
#A45FC4#A45FC4
#CF94EB#CF94EB
#C5B0CF#C5B0CF
White#FFFFFF
#E4A8FF#E4A8FF

Pairings

Black#000000
#B4DDA2#B4DDA2
#ADA2DD#ADA2DD
#DDA2D2#DDA2D2
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5