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#B992BA

#b992ba ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b992ba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.54% cyan, 21.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 298.5°, with 22.47% saturation and 65.1% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3442

Complementary

  1. #b992ba
  2. #93ba92

Split complementary

  1. #b992ba
  2. #a7ba92
  3. #92baa5

Analogous

  1. #a592ba
  2. #b992ba
  3. #ba92a7

Triadic

  1. #b992ba
  2. #bab992
  3. #92bab9

Tetradic

  1. #b992ba
  2. #ba9293
  3. #93ba92
  4. #92bab9

Square

  1. #b992ba
  2. #baa592
  3. #93ba92
  4. #92a7ba

Monochromatic

  1. #6d456e
  2. #9b639c
  3. #b992ba
  4. #d7c1d8
  5. #f5f0f5

Shades

#b992ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b992ba
  2. #a783a7
  3. #947595
  4. #826682
  5. #6f5870
  6. #5d495d
  7. #4a3a4a
  8. #382c38
  9. #251d25
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b992ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b992ba
  2. #c09dc1
  3. #c7a8c8
  4. #ceb3cf
  5. #d5bed6
  6. #dcc9dd
  7. #e3d3e3
  8. #eadeea
  9. #f1e9f1
  10. #f8f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b992ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b992ba
  2. #b390b4
  3. #ae8eae
  4. #a88da9
  5. #a28ba3
  6. #9d899d
  7. #978797
  8. #918591
  9. #8b848c
  10. #868286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9cbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a0b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb95a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a298bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba94ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b992ba {
  color: #b992ba;
}
Background
.bg-b992ba {
  background-color: #b992ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b992ba {
  border: 2px solid #b992ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b992ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 146 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 22% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b992ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b992ba, #ba92a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b992ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 146 186 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.63 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.93 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.20 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.76 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.63 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.19 #466d45 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Lilac
#b992ba  rgb(185, 146, 186)  hsl(299, 22%, 65%)  Lilac
#93ba92  rgb(147, 186, 146)  hsl(119, 22%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#bab992  rgb(186, 185, 146)  hsl(59, 22%, 65%)  Sage
#92bab9  rgb(146, 186, 185)  hsl(179, 22%, 65%)  Opal