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#B992B2

#b992b2 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b992b2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 57.25% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.08% magenta, 3.78% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 310.77°, with 21.79% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3409

Complementary

  1. #b992b2
  2. #92b999

Split complementary

  1. #b992b2
  2. #9eb992
  3. #92b9ac

Analogous

  1. #ac92b9
  2. #b992b2
  3. #b9929e

Triadic

  1. #b992b2
  2. #b2b992
  3. #92b2b9

Tetradic

  1. #b992b2
  2. #b99992
  3. #92b999
  4. #92b2b9

Square

  1. #b992b2
  2. #b9ac92
  3. #92b999
  4. #929eb9

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4665
  2. #9b6491
  3. #b992b2
  4. #d7c1d3
  5. #f5eff4

Shades

#b992b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b992b2
  2. #a783a0
  3. #94758e
  4. #82667d
  5. #6f586b
  6. #5d4959
  7. #4a3a47
  8. #382c35
  9. #251d24
  10. #130f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#b992b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b992b2
  2. #c09dba
  3. #c7a8c1
  4. #ceb3c9
  5. #d5bed1
  6. #dcc9d9
  7. #e3d3e0
  8. #eadee8
  9. #f1e9f0
  10. #f8f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b992b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b992b2
  2. #b390ad
  3. #ae8ea8
  4. #a88da3
  5. #a28b9e
  6. #9d8999
  7. #978794
  8. #91858f
  9. #8b848a
  10. #868285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a999a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919bb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa0b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd949d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a397b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79ab1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb93a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b992b2 {
  color: #b992b2;
}
Background
.bg-b992b2 {
  background-color: #b992b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b992b2 {
  border: 2px solid #b992b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b992b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 146 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 22% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b992b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b992b2, #b9929e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b992b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 146 178 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.11 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.91 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.48 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.92 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.34 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.61 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.02 #466d4d Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Lilac
#b992b2  rgb(185, 146, 178)  hsl(311, 22%, 65%)  Lilac
#92b999  rgb(146, 185, 153)  hsl(131, 22%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b2b992  rgb(178, 185, 146)  hsl(71, 22%, 65%)  Sage
#92b2b9  rgb(146, 178, 185)  hsl(191, 22%, 65%)  Pastel Blue