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#B394BC

#b394bc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b394bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.04% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.79% cyan, 21.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.5°, with 22.99% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.3439

Complementary

  1. #b394bc
  2. #9dbc94

Split complementary

  1. #b394bc
  2. #b1bc94
  3. #94bc9f

Analogous

  1. #9f94bc
  2. #b394bc
  3. #bc94b1

Triadic

  1. #b394bc
  2. #bcb394
  3. #94bcb3

Tetradic

  1. #b394bc
  2. #bc949d
  3. #9dbc94
  4. #94bcb3

Square

  1. #b394bc
  2. #bc9f94
  3. #9dbc94
  4. #94b1bc

Monochromatic

  1. #674671
  2. #92659f
  3. #b394bc
  4. #d4c3d9
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#b394bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b394bc
  2. #a185a9
  3. #8f7696
  4. #7d6884
  5. #6b5971
  6. #5a4a5e
  7. #483b4b
  8. #362c38
  9. #241e26
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b394bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b394bc
  2. #bb9fc3
  3. #c2a9c9
  4. #cab4d0
  5. #d1bfd7
  6. #d9cade
  7. #e1d4e4
  8. #e8dfeb
  9. #f0eaf2
  10. #f7f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b394bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b394bc
  2. #ae92b6
  3. #a990b0
  4. #a48eaa
  5. #9f8ca4
  6. #9a8a9e
  7. #948898
  8. #8f8692
  9. #8a848c
  10. #858286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79aab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a0bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b398a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f99bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a39bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b396ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b394bc {
  color: #b394bc;
}
Background
.bg-b394bc {
  background-color: #b394bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b394bc {
  border: 2px solid #b394bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b394bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 148 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b394bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b394bc, #bc94b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b394bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 148 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.00 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.97 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.74 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.96 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.00 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.69 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.40 #4c6b43 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Lilac
#b394bc  rgb(179, 148, 188)  hsl(287, 23%, 66%)  Lilac
#9dbc94  rgb(157, 188, 148)  hsl(107, 23%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcb394  rgb(188, 179, 148)  hsl(47, 23%, 66%)  Sage
#94bcb3  rgb(148, 188, 179)  hsl(167, 23%, 66%)  Opal