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#B389B3

#b389b3 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b389b3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 53.73% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 7.24.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3073

Complementary

  1. #b389b3
  2. #89b389

Split complementary

  1. #b389b3
  2. #9eb389
  3. #89b39e

Analogous

  1. #9e89b3
  2. #b389b3
  3. #b3899e

Triadic

  1. #b389b3
  2. #b3b389
  3. #89b3b3

Tetradic

  1. #b389b3
  2. #b38989
  3. #89b389
  4. #89b3b3

Square

  1. #b389b3
  2. #b39e89
  3. #89b389
  4. #899eb3

Monochromatic

  1. #634063
  2. #925e92
  3. #b389b3
  4. #d1b8d1
  5. #efe6ef

Shades

#b389b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b389b3
  2. #a17ba1
  3. #8f6e8f
  4. #7d607d
  5. #6b526b
  6. #5a455a
  7. #483748
  8. #362936
  9. #241b24
  10. #120e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b389b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b389b3
  2. #bb95bb
  3. #c2a1c2
  4. #caacca
  5. #d1b8d1
  6. #d9c4d9
  7. #e1d0e1
  8. #e8dce8
  9. #f0e7f0
  10. #f7f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b389b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b389b3
  2. #ae88ae
  3. #a987a9
  4. #a486a4
  5. #9f859f
  6. #9a859a
  7. #948494
  8. #8f838f
  9. #8a828a
  10. #858185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a391a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8693b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9098b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b68c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a8fb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f92b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b58ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b389b3 {
  color: #b389b3;
}
Background
.bg-b389b3 {
  background-color: #b389b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b389b3 {
  border: 2px solid #b389b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b389b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 137 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 22% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b389b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b389b3, #b3899e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b389b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 137 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.24 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.68 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.13 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.41 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.72 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.77 #4c764c Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b389b3  rgb(179, 137, 179)  hsl(300, 22%, 62%)  Lilac
#89b389  rgb(137, 179, 137)  hsl(120, 22%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3b389  rgb(179, 179, 137)  hsl(60, 22%, 62%)  Sage
#89b3b3  rgb(137, 179, 179)  hsl(180, 22%, 62%)  Opal