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#B496BD

#b496bd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b496bd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 58.82% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.76% cyan, 20.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 286.15°, with 22.81% saturation and 66.47% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.3519

Complementary

  1. #b496bd
  2. #9fbd96

Split complementary

  1. #b496bd
  2. #b3bd96
  3. #96bda0

Analogous

  1. #a096bd
  2. #b496bd
  3. #bd96b3

Triadic

  1. #b496bd
  2. #bdb496
  3. #96bdb4

Tetradic

  1. #b496bd
  2. #bd969f
  3. #9fbd96
  4. #96bdb4

Square

  1. #b496bd
  2. #bda096
  3. #9fbd96
  4. #96b3bd

Monochromatic

  1. #684872
  2. #92679f
  3. #b496bd
  4. #d6c5db
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#b496bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b496bd
  2. #a287aa
  3. #907897
  4. #7e6984
  5. #6c5a71
  6. #5a4b5f
  7. #483c4c
  8. #362d39
  9. #241e26
  10. #120f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b496bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b496bd
  2. #bca1c4
  3. #c3abca
  4. #cbb6d1
  5. #d2c0d7
  6. #dacbde
  7. #e1d5e5
  8. #e9e0eb
  9. #f0eaf2
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b496bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b496bd
  2. #af94b7
  3. #aa92b1
  4. #a48fab
  5. #9f8da5
  6. #9a8b9f
  7. #958998
  8. #908792
  9. #8a848c
  10. #858286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929ebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b498ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b496bd {
  color: #b496bd;
}
Background
.bg-b496bd {
  background-color: #b496bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b496bd {
  border: 2px solid #b496bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b496bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 150 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b496bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b496bd, #bd96b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b496bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 150 189 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.59 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.62 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.67 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.89 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.22 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.58 #4b6942 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b496bd  rgb(180, 150, 189)  hsl(286, 23%, 66%)  Lilac
#9fbd96  rgb(159, 189, 150)  hsl(106, 23%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bdb496  rgb(189, 180, 150)  hsl(46, 23%, 66%)  Sage
#96bdb4  rgb(150, 189, 180)  hsl(166, 23%, 66%)  Opal