colors
Back to gallery
Pastelindigosoftmuted

Wisteria Cinder

#ccc6dc
Notes

Wisteria Cinder (#CCC6DC) is a soft indigo with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (256°, 24%, 82%) places it in the muted band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary lime. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#ccc6dc
RGB
rgb(204, 198, 220)
HSL
hsl(256, 24%, 82%)
HWB
hwb(256 78% 14%)
OKLCH
oklch(83.8% 0.031 298.2)
HSV
hsv(256, 10%, 86%)
LAB
lab(80.96% 6.21 -10.18)
LCH
lch(80.96% 11.92 301.40)
CMYK
cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 14%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

Variations

Click any swatch to explore

Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#ccc6dc
Original
#c2c9dd
Protanopia
#c3c9db
Deuteranopia
#c9c9cd
Tritanopia
#c9c9c9
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.66:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
12.68:1

Related Colors

Canvas