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#B291BF

#b291bf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b291bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 56.86% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.81% cyan, 24.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 283.04°, with 26.44% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3348

Complementary

  1. #b291bf
  2. #9ebf91

Split complementary

  1. #b291bf
  2. #b5bf91
  3. #91bf9b

Analogous

  1. #9b91bf
  2. #b291bf
  3. #bf91b5

Triadic

  1. #b291bf
  2. #bfb291
  3. #91bfb2

Tetradic

  1. #b291bf
  2. #bf919e
  3. #9ebf91
  4. #91bfb2

Square

  1. #b291bf
  2. #bf9b91
  3. #9ebf91
  4. #91b5bf

Monochromatic

  1. #664374
  2. #9061a3
  3. #b291bf
  4. #d4c1db
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#b291bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b291bf
  2. #a083ac
  3. #8e7499
  4. #7d6686
  5. #6b5773
  6. #594960
  7. #473a4c
  8. #352c39
  9. #241d26
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b291bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b291bf
  2. #ba9cc5
  3. #c1a7cc
  4. #c9b2d2
  5. #d1bdd9
  6. #d9c8df
  7. #e0d3e5
  8. #e8deec
  9. #f0e9f2
  10. #f7f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b291bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b291bf
  2. #ad8fb9
  3. #a88eb2
  4. #a38cac
  5. #9e8aa6
  6. #9989a0
  7. #948799
  8. #8f8593
  9. #8a838d
  10. #858286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a698ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b9ac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929ebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b296a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c97c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a099be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b294ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b291bf {
  color: #b291bf;
}
Background
.bg-b291bf {
  background-color: #b291bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b291bf {
  border: 2px solid #b291bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b291bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 145 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 26% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b291bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b291bf, #bf91b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b291bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 145 191 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.00 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.24 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.60 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.80 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.37 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.44 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.99 #4d6e40 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Lilac
#b291bf  rgb(178, 145, 191)  hsl(283, 26%, 66%)  Lilac
#9ebf91  rgb(158, 191, 145)  hsl(103, 26%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfb291  rgb(191, 178, 145)  hsl(43, 26%, 66%)  Ecru
#91bfb2  rgb(145, 191, 178)  hsl(163, 26%, 66%)  Opal