Color swatch image showing Wisteria (#C9A0DC) with RGB(201,160,220) values

Wisteria (#C9A0DC) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Wisteria (#C9A0DC) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Wisteria (#C9A0DC) Color Information

Wisteria (#C9A0DC) RGB value is (201, 160, 220). The hex color red value is 201, green is 160, and blue is 220. Its HSL format shows a hue of 281°, saturation of 46 percent, and lightness of 75 percent. The CMYK process values are 9 percent, 27 percent, 0 percent, 14 percent.

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Wisteria (#C9A0DC) Color Meaning

Wisteria (#C9A0DC) embodies creativity, spirituality, and gentle introspection. This soft purple-lavender shade evokes imagination, calm, and refined elegance. Psychologically, Wisteria (#C9A0DC) promotes reflective thinking, emotional balance, and intuitive insight, ideal for contemplative or creative spaces. Culturally, Wisteria (#C9A0DC) represents refinement, spiritual awareness, and romantic elegance in Western symbolism, while Eastern traditions link it to meditation, subtle transformation, and gentle energy. Fengshui regards it as enhancing calm, inspiration, and creativity in rooms or studios. Spiritually, it aligns with the third-eye and crown chakras, supporting intuition, insight, and peaceful clarity. In design and arts, Wisteria (#C9A0DC) works as a soft accent or focal shade. Its light, muted purple quality pairs beautifully with whites, soft greens, or deeper purples, commonly applied in interiors, fashion, and artwork emphasizing creativity and serenity.

Color Conversion

Convert Wisteria (#C9A0DC) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#C9A0DC
RGB
rgb(201, 160, 220)
HSL
hsl(281°, 46%, 75%)
CMYK
cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 14%)
HSV
hsv(281°, 27%, 86%)
XYZ
49.5765 42.7264 73.3442
Yxy
42.7264 0.2993 0.2579
Hunter Lab
65.3654 5.4489 -5.1678
CIE-Lab
71.3689 25.8943 -24.6842

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red201 / 255 (79%)
79%
Green160 / 255 (63%)
63%
Blue220 / 255 (86%)
86%

CMYK Values

Cyan9 / 100 (9%)
Magenta27 / 100 (27%)
27%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)14 / 100 (14%)
14%

Color Variations

Wisteria (#C9A0DC) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Wisteria (#C9A0DC) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Wisteria (#C9A0DC) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

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Normal Text

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UI Components

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Color Blindness Simulator

See how #C9A0DC appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Wisteria (#C9A0DC)

protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #C9A0DC;

Text Color

color: #C9A0DC;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #C9A0DC;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C9A0DC40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #C9A0DC;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #C9A0DC 0%, #813ba1 100%);

Wisteria (#C9A0DC) Color FAQs

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