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#B494BF

#b494bf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b494bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 58.04% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.76% cyan, 22.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 284.65°, with 25.15% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.3464

Complementary

  1. #b494bf
  2. #9fbf94

Split complementary

  1. #b494bf
  2. #b5bf94
  3. #94bf9e

Analogous

  1. #9e94bf
  2. #b494bf
  3. #bf94b5

Triadic

  1. #b494bf
  2. #bfb494
  3. #94bfb4

Tetradic

  1. #b494bf
  2. #bf949f
  3. #9fbf94
  4. #94bfb4

Square

  1. #b494bf
  2. #bf9e94
  3. #9fbf94
  4. #94b5bf

Monochromatic

  1. #684674
  2. #9264a2
  3. #b494bf
  4. #d6c4dc
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#b494bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b494bf
  2. #a285ac
  3. #907699
  4. #7e6886
  5. #6c5973
  6. #5a4a60
  7. #483b4c
  8. #362c39
  9. #241e26
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b494bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b494bf
  2. #bc9fc5
  3. #c3a9cc
  4. #cbb4d2
  5. #d2bfd9
  6. #dacadf
  7. #e1d4e5
  8. #e9dfec
  9. #f0eaf2
  10. #f8f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b494bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b494bf
  2. #af92b9
  3. #aa90b2
  4. #a48eac
  5. #9f8ca6
  6. #9a8aa0
  7. #958899
  8. #908693
  9. #8a848d
  10. #858286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89bad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9dc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a0be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b499a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f99c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a39bbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b497af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b494bf {
  color: #b494bf;
}
Background
.bg-b494bf {
  background-color: #b494bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b494bf {
  border: 2px solid #b494bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b494bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 148 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 25% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b494bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b494bf, #bf94b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b494bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 148 191 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.05 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.08 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.65 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.52 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.71 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.40 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.95 #4b6b40 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Lilac
#b494bf  rgb(180, 148, 191)  hsl(285, 25%, 66%)  Lilac
#9fbf94  rgb(159, 191, 148)  hsl(105, 25%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfb494  rgb(191, 180, 148)  hsl(45, 25%, 66%)  Ecru
#94bfb4  rgb(148, 191, 180)  hsl(165, 25%, 66%)  Opal