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#B488AE

#b488ae ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b488ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 53.33% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 3.33% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 308.18°, with 22.68% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.3037

Complementary

  1. #b488ae
  2. #88b48e

Split complementary

  1. #b488ae
  2. #98b488
  3. #88b4a4

Analogous

  1. #a488b4
  2. #b488ae
  3. #b48898

Triadic

  1. #b488ae
  2. #aeb488
  3. #88aeb4

Tetradic

  1. #b488ae
  2. #b48e88
  3. #88b48e
  4. #88aeb4

Square

  1. #b488ae
  2. #b4a488
  3. #88b48e
  4. #8898b4

Monochromatic

  1. #643f5f
  2. #935d8c
  3. #b488ae
  4. #d2b7ce
  5. #efe6ee

Shades

#b488ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b488ae
  2. #a27a9d
  3. #906d8b
  4. #7e5f7a
  5. #6c5268
  6. #5a4457
  7. #483646
  8. #362934
  9. #241b23
  10. #120e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#b488ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b488ae
  2. #bc94b6
  3. #c3a0be
  4. #cbacc6
  5. #d2b8ce
  6. #dac4d7
  7. #e1cfdf
  8. #e9dbe7
  9. #f0e7ef
  10. #f8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b488ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b488ae
  2. #af87a9
  3. #aa86a5
  4. #a486a0
  5. #9f859c
  6. #9a8497
  7. #958392
  8. #90828e
  9. #8a8289
  10. #858185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a390a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8792b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9198ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b88a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a092ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b689a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b488ae {
  color: #b488ae;
}
Background
.bg-b488ae {
  background-color: #b488ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b488ae {
  border: 2px solid #b488ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b488ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 136 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 23% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b488ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b488ae, #b48898);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b488ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 136 174 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.53 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.52 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.80 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.91 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.70 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.91 #4b7751 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b488ae  rgb(180, 136, 174)  hsl(308, 23%, 62%)  Lilac
#88b48e  rgb(136, 180, 142)  hsl(128, 23%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#aeb488  rgb(174, 180, 136)  hsl(68, 23%, 62%)  Sage
#88aeb4  rgb(136, 174, 180)  hsl(188, 23%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue