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#B6A0CA

#b6a0ca ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b6a0ca is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 62.75% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.9% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 271.43°, with 28.38% saturation and 70.98% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3935

Complementary

  1. #b6a0ca
  2. #b4caa0

Split complementary

  1. #b6a0ca
  2. #c9caa0
  3. #a0caa1

Analogous

  1. #a1a0ca
  2. #b6a0ca
  3. #caa0c9

Triadic

  1. #b6a0ca
  2. #cab6a0
  3. #a0cab6

Tetradic

  1. #b6a0ca
  2. #caa0b4
  3. #b4caa0
  4. #a0cab6

Square

  1. #b6a0ca
  2. #caa1a0
  3. #b4caa0
  4. #a0c9ca

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4b86
  2. #906faf
  3. #b6a0ca
  4. #dcd1e5
  5. #f5f2f8

Shades

#b6a0ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6a0ca
  2. #a490b6
  3. #9280a2
  4. #7f708d
  5. #6d6079
  6. #5b5065
  7. #494051
  8. #37303d
  9. #242028
  10. #121014
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6a0ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6a0ca
  2. #bdaacf
  3. #c5b3d5
  4. #ccbdda
  5. #d3c6df
  6. #dbd0e5
  7. #e2d9ea
  8. #e9e3ef
  9. #f0ecf4
  10. #f8f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6a0ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6a0ca
  2. #b19dc3
  3. #ab9abb
  4. #a696b4
  5. #a093ac
  6. #9b90a5
  7. #968d9e
  8. #908a96
  9. #8b868f
  10. #858387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a7cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea9c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a5cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a5c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5a3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6a0ca {
  color: #b6a0ca;
}
Background
.bg-b6a0ca {
  background-color: #b6a0ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6a0ca {
  border: 2px solid #b6a0ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6a0ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 160 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 28% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6a0ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6a0ca, #caa0c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6a0ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 160 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.97 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.52 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.99 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.63 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.87 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.90 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.75 #495f35 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b6a0ca  rgb(182, 160, 202)  hsl(271, 28%, 71%)  Lilac
#b4caa0  rgb(180, 202, 160)  hsl(91, 28%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#cab6a0  rgb(202, 182, 160)  hsl(31, 28%, 71%)  Tan
#a0cab6  rgb(160, 202, 182)  hsl(151, 28%, 71%)  Opal