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#B99CC1

#b99cc1 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b99cc1 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 61.18% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.15% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 287.03°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3794

Complementary

  1. #b99cc1
  2. #a4c19c

Split complementary

  1. #b99cc1
  2. #b6c19c
  3. #9cc1a6

Analogous

  1. #a69cc1
  2. #b99cc1
  3. #c19cb6

Triadic

  1. #b99cc1
  2. #c1b99c
  3. #9cc1b9

Tetradic

  1. #b99cc1
  2. #c19ca4
  3. #a4c19c
  4. #9cc1b9

Square

  1. #b99cc1
  2. #c1a69c
  3. #a4c19c
  4. #9cb6c1

Monochromatic

  1. #6f4b79
  2. #986da4
  3. #b99cc1
  4. #dacbde
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#b99cc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b99cc1
  2. #a78cae
  3. #947d9a
  4. #826d87
  5. #6f5e74
  6. #5d4e61
  7. #4a3e4d
  8. #382f3a
  9. #251f27
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#b99cc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b99cc1
  2. #c0a6c7
  3. #c7b0cd
  4. #cebad4
  5. #d5c4da
  6. #dccee0
  7. #e3d7e6
  8. #eae1ec
  9. #f1ebf3
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b99cc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b99cc1
  2. #b399bb
  3. #ae96b4
  4. #a894ae
  5. #a291a7
  6. #9d8ea1
  7. #978b9a
  8. #918894
  9. #8b868d
  10. #868387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea2b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a4c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea7c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baa0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a1c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa3c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b99eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b99cc1 {
  color: #b99cc1;
}
Background
.bg-b99cc1 {
  background-color: #b99cc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b99cc1 {
  border: 2px solid #b99cc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b99cc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 156 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b99cc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b99cc1, #c19cb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b99cc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 156 193 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.27 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.24 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.44 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.36 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.81 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.03 #46633e Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b99cc1  rgb(185, 156, 193)  hsl(287, 23%, 68%)  Lilac
#a4c19c  rgb(164, 193, 156)  hsl(107, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#c1b99c  rgb(193, 185, 156)  hsl(47, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#9cc1b9  rgb(156, 193, 185)  hsl(167, 23%, 68%)  Opal