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#B98BB3

#b98bb3 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b98bb3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 54.51% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.86% magenta, 3.24% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 307.83°, with 24.73% saturation and 63.53% 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 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3203

Complementary

  1. #b98bb3
  2. #8bb991

Split complementary

  1. #b98bb3
  2. #9cb98b
  3. #8bb9a8

Analogous

  1. #a88bb9
  2. #b98bb3
  3. #b98b9c

Triadic

  1. #b98bb3
  2. #b3b98b
  3. #8bb3b9

Tetradic

  1. #b98bb3
  2. #b9918b
  3. #8bb991
  4. #8bb3b9

Square

  1. #b98bb3
  2. #b9a88b
  3. #8bb991
  4. #8b9cb9

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4065
  2. #9a5d92
  3. #b98bb3
  4. #d6bbd2
  5. #f3eaf2

Shades

#b98bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b98bb3
  2. #a77da1
  3. #946f8f
  4. #82617d
  5. #6f536b
  6. #5d465a
  7. #4a3848
  8. #382a36
  9. #251c24
  10. #130e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b98bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b98bb3
  2. #c097bb
  3. #c7a2c2
  4. #ceaeca
  5. #d5b9d1
  6. #dcc5d9
  7. #e3d1e1
  8. #eadce8
  9. #f1e8f0
  10. #f8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b98bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b98bb3
  2. #b38aae
  3. #ae89a9
  4. #a888a4
  5. #a2879f
  6. #9d869a
  7. #978494
  8. #91838f
  9. #8b828a
  10. #868185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a794a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a96b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949cb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd8e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f91b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a495b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb8da4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b98bb3 {
  color: #b98bb3;
}
Background
.bg-b98bb3 {
  background-color: #b98bb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b98bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #b98bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b98bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 139 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 25% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b98bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b98bb3, #b98b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b98bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 139 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.48 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.61 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.70 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.18 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.77 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.94 #46744c Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b98bb3  rgb(185, 139, 179)  hsl(308, 25%, 64%)  Lilac
#8bb991  rgb(139, 185, 145)  hsl(128, 25%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3b98b  rgb(179, 185, 139)  hsl(68, 25%, 64%)  Sage
#8bb3b9  rgb(139, 179, 185)  hsl(188, 25%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue