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#B99BBC

#b99bbc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b99bbc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 60.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.6% cyan, 17.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 294.55°, with 19.76% saturation and 67.25% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3739

Complementary

  1. #b99bbc
  2. #9ebc9b

Split complementary

  1. #b99bbc
  2. #aebc9b
  3. #9bbca8

Analogous

  1. #a89bbc
  2. #b99bbc
  3. #bc9bae

Triadic

  1. #b99bbc
  2. #bcb99b
  3. #9bbcb9

Tetradic

  1. #b99bbc
  2. #bc9b9e
  3. #9ebc9b
  4. #9bbcb9

Square

  1. #b99bbc
  2. #bca89b
  3. #9ebc9b
  4. #9baebc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e4c72
  2. #996d9d
  3. #b99bbc
  4. #d9c9db
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#b99bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b99bbc
  2. #a78ca9
  3. #947c96
  4. #826d84
  5. #6f5d71
  6. #5d4e5e
  7. #4a3e4b
  8. #382f38
  9. #251f26
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b99bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b99bbc
  2. #c0a5c3
  3. #c7afc9
  4. #ceb9d0
  5. #d5c3d7
  6. #dccdde
  7. #e3d7e4
  8. #eae1eb
  9. #f1ebf2
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b99bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b99bbc
  2. #b398b6
  3. #ae96b0
  4. #a893aa
  5. #a290a4
  6. #9d8e9e
  7. #978b98
  8. #918892
  9. #8b858c
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada1ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a2bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa6bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa2bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba9daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b99bbc {
  color: #b99bbc;
}
Background
.bg-b99bbc {
  background-color: #b99bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b99bbc {
  border: 2px solid #b99bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b99bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 155 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b99bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b99bbc, #bc9bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b99bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 155 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.45 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.92 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.55 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.39 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.98 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.76 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.85 #466443 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b99bbc  rgb(185, 155, 188)  hsl(295, 20%, 67%)  Lilac
#9ebc9b  rgb(158, 188, 155)  hsl(115, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcb99b  rgb(188, 185, 155)  hsl(55, 20%, 67%)  Sage
#9bbcb9  rgb(155, 188, 185)  hsl(175, 20%, 67%)  Opal