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#BA89BC

#ba89bc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ba89bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 53.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 27.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 297.65°, with 27.57% saturation and 63.73% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 7.26.

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Relative luminance0.3196

Complementary

  1. #ba89bc
  2. #8bbc89

Split complementary

  1. #ba89bc
  2. #a5bc89
  3. #89bca1

Analogous

  1. #a189bc
  2. #ba89bc
  3. #bc89a5

Triadic

  1. #ba89bc
  2. #bcba89
  3. #89bcba

Tetradic

  1. #ba89bc
  2. #bc898b
  3. #8bbc89
  4. #89bcba

Square

  1. #ba89bc
  2. #bca189
  3. #8bbc89
  4. #89a5bc

Monochromatic

  1. #6c3e6e
  2. #9c5a9f
  3. #ba89bc
  4. #d7bad8
  5. #f3ebf3

Shades

#ba89bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba89bc
  2. #a77ba9
  3. #956e96
  4. #826084
  5. #705271
  6. #5d455e
  7. #4a374b
  8. #382938
  9. #251b26
  10. #130e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba89bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba89bc
  2. #c195c3
  3. #c8a1c9
  4. #cfacd0
  5. #d6b8d7
  6. #ddc4de
  7. #e3d0e4
  8. #eadceb
  9. #f1e7f2
  10. #f8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba89bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba89bc
  2. #b488b6
  3. #ae87b0
  4. #a986aa
  5. #a385a4
  6. #9d859e
  7. #978498
  8. #918392
  9. #8c828c
  10. #868186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a793a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8596be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd8e9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d91bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a394bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc8ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba89bc {
  color: #ba89bc;
}
Background
.bg-ba89bc {
  background-color: #ba89bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba89bc {
  border: 2px solid #ba89bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba89bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 137 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 28% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba89bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba89bc, #bc89a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba89bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 137 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.26 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.30 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.18 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.14 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.41 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.93 #457643 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ba89bc  rgb(186, 137, 188)  hsl(298, 28%, 64%)  Lilac
#8bbc89  rgb(139, 188, 137)  hsl(118, 28%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcba89  rgb(188, 186, 137)  hsl(58, 28%, 64%)  Sage
#89bcba  rgb(137, 188, 186)  hsl(178, 28%, 64%)  Opal