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#B08BB2

#b08bb2 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b08bb2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 54.51% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.12% cyan, 21.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 296.92°, with 20.21% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.97.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3091

Complementary

  1. #b08bb2
  2. #8db28b

Split complementary

  1. #b08bb2
  2. #a1b28b
  3. #8bb29d

Analogous

  1. #9d8bb2
  2. #b08bb2
  3. #b28ba1

Triadic

  1. #b08bb2
  2. #b2b08b
  3. #8bb2b0

Tetradic

  1. #b08bb2
  2. #b28b8d
  3. #8db28b
  4. #8bb2b0

Square

  1. #b08bb2
  2. #b29d8b
  3. #8db28b
  4. #8ba1b2

Monochromatic

  1. #614163
  2. #8e6091
  3. #b08bb2
  4. #cfb9d1
  5. #efe7ef

Shades

#b08bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b08bb2
  2. #9e7da0
  3. #8d6f8e
  4. #7b617d
  5. #6a536b
  6. #584659
  7. #463847
  8. #352a35
  9. #231c24
  10. #120e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b08bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b08bb2
  2. #b897ba
  3. #c0a2c1
  4. #c8aec9
  5. #d0b9d1
  6. #d8c5d9
  7. #dfd1e0
  8. #e7dce8
  9. #efe8f0
  10. #f7f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b08bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b08bb2
  2. #ab8aad
  3. #a689a8
  4. #a288a3
  5. #9d879e
  6. #988699
  7. #938494
  8. #8e838f
  9. #8a828a
  10. #858185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a292a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8894b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9099b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b28e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a91b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e93b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b18da3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b08bb2 {
  color: #b08bb2;
}
Background
.bg-b08bb2 {
  background-color: #b08bb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b08bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #b08bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b08bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 139 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 20% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b08bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b08bb2, #b28ba1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b08bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 139 178 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.97 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.53 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.80 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.26 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.55 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.23 #4f744d Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b08bb2  rgb(176, 139, 178)  hsl(297, 20%, 62%)  Lilac
#8db28b  rgb(141, 178, 139)  hsl(117, 20%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#b2b08b  rgb(178, 176, 139)  hsl(57, 20%, 62%)  Sage
#8bb2b0  rgb(139, 178, 176)  hsl(177, 20%, 62%)  Opal