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#B189B3

#b189b3 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b189b3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 53.73% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.12% cyan, 23.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 297.14°, with 21.65% saturation and 61.96% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 7.38.

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Relative luminance0.3049

Complementary

  1. #b189b3
  2. #8bb389

Split complementary

  1. #b189b3
  2. #a0b389
  3. #89b39c

Analogous

  1. #9c89b3
  2. #b189b3
  3. #b389a0

Triadic

  1. #b189b3
  2. #b3b189
  3. #89b3b1

Tetradic

  1. #b189b3
  2. #b3898b
  3. #8bb389
  4. #89b3b1

Square

  1. #b189b3
  2. #b39c89
  3. #8bb389
  4. #89a0b3

Monochromatic

  1. #614063
  2. #8f5e92
  3. #b189b3
  4. #d0b8d1
  5. #efe6ef

Shades

#b189b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b189b3
  2. #9f7ba1
  3. #8e6e8f
  4. #7c607d
  5. #6a526b
  6. #59455a
  7. #473748
  8. #352936
  9. #231b24
  10. #120e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b189b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b189b3
  2. #b995bb
  3. #c1a1c2
  4. #c8acca
  5. #d0b8d1
  6. #d8c4d9
  7. #e0d0e1
  8. #e8dce8
  9. #efe7f0
  10. #f7f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b189b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b189b3
  2. #ac88ae
  3. #a787a9
  4. #a286a4
  5. #9d859f
  6. #99859a
  7. #948494
  8. #8f838f
  9. #8a828a
  10. #858185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a191a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8693b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f98b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b38d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #998fb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e92b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b28ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b189b3 {
  color: #b189b3;
}
Background
.bg-b189b3 {
  background-color: #b189b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b189b3 {
  border: 2px solid #b189b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b189b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 137 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 22% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b189b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b189b3, #b389a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b189b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 137 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.38 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.44 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.71 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.06 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.50 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.59 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.61 #4e764c Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b189b3  rgb(177, 137, 179)  hsl(297, 22%, 62%)  Lilac
#8bb389  rgb(139, 179, 137)  hsl(117, 22%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3b189  rgb(179, 177, 137)  hsl(57, 22%, 62%)  Sage
#89b3b1  rgb(137, 179, 177)  hsl(177, 22%, 62%)  Opal