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#B294C2

#b294c2 ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b294c2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 58.04% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.25% cyan, 23.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 279.13°, with 27.38% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.3454

Complementary

  1. #b294c2
  2. #a4c294

Split complementary

  1. #b294c2
  2. #bbc294
  3. #94c29b

Analogous

  1. #9b94c2
  2. #b294c2
  3. #c294bb

Triadic

  1. #b294c2
  2. #c2b294
  3. #94c2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b294c2
  2. #c294a4
  3. #a4c294
  4. #94c2b2

Square

  1. #b294c2
  2. #c29b94
  3. #a4c294
  4. #94bbc2

Monochromatic

  1. #664578
  2. #8f63a6
  3. #b294c2
  4. #d5c5de
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#b294c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b294c2
  2. #a085af
  3. #8e769b
  4. #7d6888
  5. #6b5974
  6. #594a61
  7. #473b4e
  8. #352c3a
  9. #241e27
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b294c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b294c2
  2. #ba9fc8
  3. #c1a9ce
  4. #c9b4d4
  5. #d1bfda
  6. #d9cae1
  7. #e0d4e7
  8. #e8dfed
  9. #f0eaf3
  10. #f7f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b294c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b294c2
  2. #ad92bb
  3. #a890b5
  4. #a38eae
  5. #9e8ca8
  6. #998aa1
  7. #94889a
  8. #8f8694
  9. #8a848d
  10. #858287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79bae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9dc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a0c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b199a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9ac3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19bc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b197b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b294c2 {
  color: #b294c2;
}
Background
.bg-b294c2 {
  background-color: #b294c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b294c2 {
  border: 2px solid #b294c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b294c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 148 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 27% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b294c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b294c2, #c294bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b294c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 148 194 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.77 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.26 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.71 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.27 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.83 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.23 #4d6b3d Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Lilac
#b294c2  rgb(178, 148, 194)  hsl(279, 27%, 67%)  Lilac
#a4c294  rgb(164, 194, 148)  hsl(99, 27%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#c2b294  rgb(194, 178, 148)  hsl(39, 27%, 67%)  Tan
#94c2b2  rgb(148, 194, 178)  hsl(159, 27%, 67%)  Opal