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#B38FBB

#b38fbb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b38fbb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.08% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.28% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 289.09°, with 24.44% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3282

Complementary

  1. #b38fbb
  2. #97bb8f

Split complementary

  1. #b38fbb
  2. #adbb8f
  3. #8fbb9d

Analogous

  1. #9d8fbb
  2. #b38fbb
  3. #bb8fad

Triadic

  1. #b38fbb
  2. #bbb38f
  3. #8fbbb3

Tetradic

  1. #b38fbb
  2. #bb8f97
  3. #97bb8f
  4. #8fbbb3

Square

  1. #b38fbb
  2. #bb9d8f
  3. #97bb8f
  4. #8fadbb

Monochromatic

  1. #66436e
  2. #92609e
  3. #b38fbb
  4. #d3bfd8
  5. #f4eef5

Shades

#b38fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38fbb
  2. #a181a8
  3. #8f7296
  4. #7d6483
  5. #6b5670
  6. #5a485e
  7. #48394b
  8. #362b38
  9. #241d25
  10. #120e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38fbb
  2. #bb9ac2
  3. #c2a5c9
  4. #cab1cf
  5. #d1bcd6
  6. #d9c7dd
  7. #e1d2e4
  8. #e8ddeb
  9. #f0e9f1
  10. #f7f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38fbb
  2. #ae8eb5
  3. #a98caf
  4. #a48ba9
  5. #9f89a3
  6. #9a889e
  7. #948698
  8. #8f8592
  9. #8a838c
  10. #858286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a596a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a99bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4939e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c95bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a097ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b492ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38fbb {
  color: #b38fbb;
}
Background
.bg-b38fbb {
  background-color: #b38fbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38fbb {
  border: 2px solid #b38fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 143 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38fbb, #bb8fad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 143 187 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.90 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.58 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.90 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.28 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.51 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.40 #4c7044 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Lilac
#b38fbb  rgb(179, 143, 187)  hsl(289, 24%, 65%)  Lilac
#97bb8f  rgb(151, 187, 143)  hsl(109, 24%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbb38f  rgb(187, 179, 143)  hsl(49, 24%, 65%)  Sage
#8fbbb3  rgb(143, 187, 179)  hsl(169, 24%, 65%)  Opal