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#B59FC6

#b59fc6 ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b59fc6 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 62.35% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.59% cyan, 19.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 273.85°, with 25.49% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.387

Complementary

  1. #b59fc6
  2. #b0c69f

Split complementary

  1. #b59fc6
  2. #c3c69f
  3. #9fc6a2

Analogous

  1. #a29fc6
  2. #b59fc6
  3. #c69fc3

Triadic

  1. #b59fc6
  2. #c6b59f
  3. #9fc6b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59fc6
  2. #c69fb0
  3. #b0c69f
  4. #9fc6b5

Square

  1. #b59fc6
  2. #c6a29f
  3. #b0c69f
  4. #9fc3c6

Monochromatic

  1. #694c80
  2. #906fa9
  3. #b59fc6
  4. #dacfe2
  5. #f5f2f7

Shades

#b59fc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59fc6
  2. #a38fb2
  3. #917f9e
  4. #7f6f8b
  5. #6d5f77
  6. #5b5063
  7. #48404f
  8. #36303b
  9. #242028
  10. #121014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59fc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59fc6
  2. #bca9cc
  3. #c4b2d1
  4. #cbbcd7
  5. #d3c5dd
  6. #dacfe3
  7. #e1d9e8
  8. #e9e2ee
  9. #f0ecf4
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59fc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59fc6
  2. #b09cbf
  3. #aa99b8
  4. #a596b1
  5. #a093aa
  6. #9b90a3
  7. #958c9c
  8. #908995
  9. #8b868e
  10. #858387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada4b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a6c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da8c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3a4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a3c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a4c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a2b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59fc6 {
  color: #b59fc6;
}
Background
.bg-b59fc6 {
  background-color: #b59fc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59fc6 {
  border: 2px solid #b59fc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59fc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 159 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 25% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59fc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59fc6, #c69fc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59fc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 159 198 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.77 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.10 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.17 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.75 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.21 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.76 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.52 #4a6039 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b59fc6  rgb(181, 159, 198)  hsl(274, 25%, 70%)  Lilac
#b0c69f  rgb(176, 198, 159)  hsl(94, 25%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#c6b59f  rgb(198, 181, 159)  hsl(34, 25%, 70%)  Tan
#9fc6b5  rgb(159, 198, 181)  hsl(154, 25%, 70%)  Opal