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#B8A4CF

#b8a4cf ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b8a4cf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 64.31% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.11% cyan, 20.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 267.91°, with 30.94% saturation and 72.75% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4125

Complementary

  1. #b8a4cf
  2. #bbcfa4

Split complementary

  1. #b8a4cf
  2. #cfcea4
  3. #a6cfa4

Analogous

  1. #a4a6cf
  2. #b8a4cf
  3. #cea4cf

Triadic

  1. #b8a4cf
  2. #cfb8a4
  3. #a4cfb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a4cf
  2. #cfa4bb
  3. #bbcfa4
  4. #a4cfb8

Square

  1. #b8a4cf
  2. #cfa4a6
  3. #bbcfa4
  4. #a4cfce

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4b8f
  2. #9172b5
  3. #b8a4cf
  4. #dfd6e9
  5. #f5f2f8

Shades

#b8a4cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a4cf
  2. #a694ba
  3. #9383a6
  4. #817391
  5. #6e627c
  6. #5c5268
  7. #4a4253
  8. #37313e
  9. #252129
  10. #121015
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a4cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a4cf
  2. #bfadd4
  3. #c6b6d9
  4. #cdbfdd
  5. #d4c8e2
  6. #dcd2e7
  7. #e3dbec
  8. #eae4f1
  9. #f1edf5
  10. #f8f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a4cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a4cf
  2. #b2a0c7
  3. #ad9dbf
  4. #a799b7
  5. #a296af
  6. #9c92a8
  7. #968ea0
  8. #918b98
  9. #8b8790
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a9bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dabd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0acce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5aab3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a8d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa9ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a7bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a4cf {
  color: #b8a4cf;
}
Background
.bg-b8a4cf {
  background-color: #b8a4cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a4cf {
  border: 2px solid #b8a4cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a4cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 164 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 31% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a4cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a4cf, #cea4cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a4cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 164 207 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.43 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.49 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.59 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.99 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.35 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.09 #475b30 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Lilac
#b8a4cf  rgb(184, 164, 207)  hsl(268, 31%, 73%)  Lilac
#bbcfa4  rgb(187, 207, 164)  hsl(88, 31%, 73%)  Celadon
#cfb8a4  rgb(207, 184, 164)  hsl(28, 31%, 73%)  Desert Sand
#a4cfb8  rgb(164, 207, 184)  hsl(148, 31%, 73%)  Seafoam Green