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#B790BB

#b790bb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b790bb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 56.47% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.14% cyan, 22.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 294.42°, with 24.02% saturation and 64.9% 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 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.33.

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Relative luminance0.336

Complementary

  1. #b790bb
  2. #94bb90

Split complementary

  1. #b790bb
  2. #a9bb90
  3. #90bba1

Analogous

  1. #a190bb
  2. #b790bb
  3. #bb90a9

Triadic

  1. #b790bb
  2. #bbb790
  3. #90bbb7

Tetradic

  1. #b790bb
  2. #bb9094
  3. #94bb90
  4. #90bbb7

Square

  1. #b790bb
  2. #bba190
  3. #94bb90
  4. #90a9bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6a446e
  2. #98619e
  3. #b790bb
  4. #d6bfd8
  5. #f5eff5

Shades

#b790bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b790bb
  2. #a582a8
  3. #927396
  4. #806583
  5. #6e5670
  6. #5c485e
  7. #493a4b
  8. #372b38
  9. #251d25
  10. #120e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b790bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b790bb
  2. #be9bc2
  3. #c5a6c9
  4. #cdb1cf
  5. #d4bcd6
  6. #dbc8dd
  7. #e2d3e4
  8. #e9deeb
  9. #f1e9f1
  10. #f8f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b790bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b790bb
  2. #b28eb5
  3. #ac8daf
  4. #a78ba9
  5. #a18aa3
  6. #9c889e
  7. #968698
  8. #918592
  9. #8b838c
  10. #868286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a898aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c9abd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9949f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f96bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a499ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b892ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b790bb {
  color: #b790bb;
}
Background
.bg-b790bb {
  background-color: #b790bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b790bb {
  border: 2px solid #b790bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b790bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 144 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b790bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b790bb, #bb90a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b790bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 144 187 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.33 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.75 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.48 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.30 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.31 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.36 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.38 #486f44 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Lilac
#b790bb  rgb(183, 144, 187)  hsl(294, 24%, 65%)  Lilac
#94bb90  rgb(148, 187, 144)  hsl(114, 24%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbb790  rgb(187, 183, 144)  hsl(54, 24%, 65%)  Sage
#90bbb7  rgb(144, 187, 183)  hsl(174, 24%, 65%)  Opal