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#B295BB

#b295bb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b295bb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 58.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.81% cyan, 20.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.79°, with 21.84% saturation and 65.88% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.3455

Complementary

  1. #b295bb
  2. #9ebb95

Split complementary

  1. #b295bb
  2. #b1bb95
  3. #95bb9f

Analogous

  1. #9f95bb
  2. #b295bb
  3. #bb95b1

Triadic

  1. #b295bb
  2. #bbb295
  3. #95bbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b295bb
  2. #bb959e
  3. #9ebb95
  4. #95bbb2

Square

  1. #b295bb
  2. #bb9f95
  3. #9ebb95
  4. #95b1bb

Monochromatic

  1. #66486f
  2. #90669d
  3. #b295bb
  4. #d4c4d9
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#b295bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b295bb
  2. #a086a8
  3. #8e7796
  4. #7d6883
  5. #6b5970
  6. #594b5e
  7. #473c4b
  8. #352d38
  9. #241e25
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b295bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b295bb
  2. #baa0c2
  3. #c1aac9
  4. #c9b5cf
  5. #d1bfd6
  6. #d9cadd
  7. #e0d5e4
  8. #e8dfeb
  9. #f0eaf1
  10. #f7f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b295bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b295bb
  2. #ad93b5
  3. #a891af
  4. #a38fa9
  5. #9e8da3
  6. #998b9e
  7. #948898
  8. #8f8692
  9. #8a848c
  10. #858286
  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 #a79bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919dbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a0ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b299a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9abc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b297ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b295bb {
  color: #b295bb;
}
Background
.bg-b295bb {
  background-color: #b295bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b295bb {
  border: 2px solid #b295bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b295bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 149 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b295bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b295bb, #bb95b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b295bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 149 187 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.01 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.33 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.10 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.33 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.39 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.01 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.25 #4d6a44 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Lilac
#b295bb  rgb(178, 149, 187)  hsl(286, 22%, 66%)  Lilac
#9ebb95  rgb(158, 187, 149)  hsl(106, 22%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbb295  rgb(187, 178, 149)  hsl(46, 22%, 66%)  Sage
#95bbb2  rgb(149, 187, 178)  hsl(166, 22%, 66%)  Opal